Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blīþinassī

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 *blīþī +‎ *-nassī.

Noun

*blīþinassī f

1. blitheness, joy

   Synonyms: *blīthihaidu, *blīthiskapi

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*blīþinassī
Genitive	*blīþinassīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*blīþinassī	—
Accusative	*blīþinassīn	—
Genitive	*blīþinassīn	—
Dative	*blīþinassīn	—
Instrumental	*blīþinassīn	—

Descendants

• Old English: blīþnes
  • Middle English: *blithenesse
    • English: blitheness
• Old Frisian: *blīthenisse, *blīthense
  • West Frisian: blidens, blijens
• Old High German: blīdnissa