Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blōtą

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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

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Etymology

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Traditionally from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlā-d- (to offer, sacrifice), comparing Latin flāmen (priest), but this root is largely abandoned by modern scholars. Possibly from the same root as *blōþą (blood); compare the development of Proto-West Germanic *blōdisōn (to mark with blood > to bless).

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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*blōtą n

  1. offering, sacrifice

Inflection

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neuter a-stemDeclension of *blōtą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *blōtą *blōtō
vocative *blōtą *blōtō
accusative *blōtą *blōtō
genitive *blōtas, *blōtis *blōtǫ̂
dative *blōtai *blōtamaz
instrumental *blōtō *blōtamiz
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Descendants

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