Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blasā

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 Proto-Germanic *blasǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“shiny, white”).

Noun

*blasā f

1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) blaze, flame
2. torch, lamp

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*blasā
Genitive	*blasōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*blasā	*blasōn
Accusative	*blasōn	*blasōn
Genitive	*blasōn	*blasōnō
Dative	*blasōn	*blasōm, *blasum
Instrumental	*blasōn	*blasōm, *blasum

Related terms

• *blas
• *blasī

Descendants

• Old English: blase, blæse
  • Middle English: blase, blese; blaese, blease
    • English: blaze
    • Scots: bleize, blase, blese, bleise, bleis, bleeze
    • Yola: blaze, bleaze, blease