Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blaikēn
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *blaik (“pale, white”) + *-ēn.
Verb
*blaikēn
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *blaikēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *blaik?dā | |
| Infinitive | *blaikēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *blaikēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *blaikēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *blaikēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *blaikē | *blaik?dā |
| 2nd singular | *blaikēs | *blaik?dēs, *blaik?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *blaikēþ | *blaik?dē, *blaik?dā |
| 1st plural | *blaikēm | *blaik?dum |
| 2nd plural | *blaikēþ | *blaik?dud |
| 3rd plural | *blaikēnþ | *blaik?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *blaikē | *blaik?dī |
| 2nd singular | *blaikēs | *blaik?dī |
| 3rd singular | *blaikē | *blaik?dī |
| 1st plural | *blaikēm | *blaik?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *blaikēþ | *blaik?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *blaikēn | *blaik?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *blaikē | |
| Plural | *blaikēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *blaikēndī | *blaik?d |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: blācian
- Old Frisian: blâkia
- Old Saxon: *blēkōn
- Middle Low German: blēken, bleiken (merged with *blaikijan)
- Low German: bleken
- Middle Low German: blēken, bleiken (merged with *blaikijan)
- Old Dutch: *blēcon
- Middle Dutch: blêcen (merged with *blaikijan)
- Dutch: bleken
- Middle Dutch: blêcen (merged with *blaikijan)
- Old High German: bleihhēn
- Middle High German: bleichen (merged with *blaikijan and *blīkan)
- German: bleichen
- Middle High German: bleichen (merged with *blaikijan and *blīkan)