Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blētijaną
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
2=bʰleh₁ id=bleatPlease see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.
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
Verb
*blētijaną
- to bleat
Inflection
Conjugation of *blētijaną (weak class 1)