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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blētijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

  • *blēatjaną[1]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (to howl, cry, bleat), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (to make a loud noise). Cognate with Latvian blēšana (to bleat), Russian бле́ять (bléjatʹ, to bleat), Latin fleō (cry, weep).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛː.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*blētijaną

  1. to bleat

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *blātijan
    • Old English: blǣtan
      • Middle English: bleten, blete; bleyte, blætenn
        • English: bleat
        • Scots: blete, bleit, blate, blait
          • Scots: blaitand (present participle)
    • Old Frisian: *blēta
      • Saterland Frisian: blēte, blētsje
      • West Frisian: bâlte, blêtsje, bletterje
    • Old Saxon: *blātian
    • Old Dutch: *blāten
    • Old High German: blāzen, plāzen
      • Middle High German: blāzen
        • German: blaßen, blätzen, blässen

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “blējan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 68:*blēatjan-
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