Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blējaną

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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

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-ye-ti, from *bʰleh₁- (to bleat). Cognate with Latin fleō (to cry, weep), Latvian blēt (to bleat), Russian бле́ять (bléjatʹ, to bleat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛː.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*blējaną

  1. to bleat

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: *blǣan
  • Middle Low German: blēen
  • Old High German: blāen

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN