Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blaką

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

See *blakaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɑ.kɑz/

Noun

*blaką n

1. blackness, the colour black
2. that which is black

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *blaką (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*blaką	*blakō
vocative	*blaką	*blakō
accusative	*blaką	*blakō
genitive	*blakas, *blakis	*blakǫ̂
dative	*blakai	*blakamaz
instrumental	*blakō	*blakamiz

Related terms

• *blakaz
• *blakōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *blak
  • Old English: blæc
    • Middle English: blak
      • English: black
        • → Dutch: blak
      • Scots: blac, blak
    • → Old Norse: blek
      • Danish: blæk
      • Icelandic: blek
      • Norwegian: blekk
      • Swedish: bläck
      • → Middle English: blek, bleke
        • English: bleck
        • Scots: blek, bleck
  • Old Saxon: blak
    • Middle Low German: blak
      • German Low German: Black
  • Old High German: blah
    • Middle High German: black, plack, blacke, placke
      • German: Black