Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blēstuz

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

From *blēsaną (“to blow”) +‎ *-þuz (“result noun suffix”), with quasi-Indo-European form *bʰleh₁-s-tu-s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛːs.tuz/

Noun

*blēstuz m

1. blast, burst of wind, breeze

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *blēstuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*blēstuz	*blēstiwiz
vocative	*blēstu	*blēstiwiz
accusative	*blēstų	*blēstunz
genitive	*blēstauz	*blēstiwǫ̂
dative	*blēstiwi	*blēstumaz
instrumental	*blēstū	*blēstumiz

Related terms

• *blēsuz/*blēsaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *blāstu
  • Old English: blǣst
    • Middle English: blast, blaste, blæst, blest
      • English: blast
        • → Irish: bleaist
      • Scots: blast
  • Old Frisian: *blāst
    • West Frisian: blast m or f
  • Old Dutch: *blāst
    • Middle Dutch: *blast
      • Dutch: (dialectal) blast m
  • Old High German: blāst, plāst
    • Middle High German: blāst
      • German: Blast
• Old Norse: blástr
  • Icelandic: blástur
  • Faroese: blástur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: blåster, blåst
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: blåst
  • Old Swedish: blāster, blǣster
    • Swedish: blåst (in southern dialects bläst, bläjst, blest)
  • Old Danish: blæst
    • Danish: blæst
      • Norwegian Bokmål: blest
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: blest
  • Norn: blåster