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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

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛː.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*blējaną[1][2]

  1. to bleat

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *blājan
    • Old English: *blǣan
    • Middle Low German: blēen
    • Old High German: blāen

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*blējan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 68
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*blējanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 49