Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blankaz

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

A late formation from *blinkaną (“to shine, blink”), with the *-i- interpreted as an e-grade vowel. Thus, its formation must have followed the raising of *e to *i before a nasal + consonant, which made this analysis possible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɑŋ.kɑz/

Adjective

*blankaz

1. bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding

   Synonyms: *blaikaz, *hwītaz

Inflection

Declension of *blankaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*blankaz	*blankai	*blankō	*blankôz	*blanką, -atō	*blankō
Accusative	*blankanǭ	*blankanz	*blankǭ	*blankōz	*blanką, -atō	*blankō
Genitive	*blankas, -is	*blankaizǫ̂	*blankaizōz	*blankaizǫ̂	*blankas, -is	*blankaizǫ̂
Dative	*blankammai	*blankaimaz	*blankaizōi	*blankaimaz	*blankammai	*blankaimaz
Instrumental	*blankanō	*blankaimiz	*blankaizō	*blankaimiz	*blankanō	*blankaimiz
Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*blankô	*blankaniz	*blankǭ	*blankōniz	*blankô	*blankōnō
Accusative	*blankanų	*blankanunz	*blankōnų	*blankōnunz	*blankô	*blankōnō
Genitive	*blankiniz	*blankanǫ̂	*blankōniz	*blankōnǫ̂	*blankiniz	*blankanǫ̂
Dative	*blankini	*blankammaz	*blankōni	*blankōmaz	*blankini	*blankammaz
Instrumental	*blankinē	*blankammiz	*blankōnē	*blankōmiz	*blankinē	*blankammiz

Related terms

• *blinkaną
• *blankijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *blank
  • Old English: blanc
    • ⇒ Old English: blanca, blonca (“white horse”)
      • Middle English: blanke, blonke
        • Scots: blonk (“steed”)
        • English: blank
  • Old Frisian: blank
    • Saterland Frisian: blonk
    • West Frisian: blank
  • Old Saxon: *blank
    • Middle Low German: blank
      • German Low German: blank
      • → Old Norse: blankr
        • Icelandic: blankur
        • Faroese: blankur
        • Norwegian: blank
        • Old Swedish: blanker
          • Swedish: blank
        • Old Danish: blank
          • Danish: blank
        • Elfdalian: blaunk
        • Gutnish: blankar
        • Scanian: blánker
  • Old Dutch: *blanc
    • Middle Dutch: blanc
      • Dutch: blank
      • Limburgish: blank
  • Old High German: blanch, blank
    • Middle High German: blank
      • German: blank
      • Luxembourgish: blank
      • Vilamovian: błān
  • → Medieval Latin: blancus (see there for further descendants)
• Old Norse: blakkr
  • Icelandic: blakkur
  • Faroese: blakkur
  • Norwegian: blakk
  • Old Swedish: blakker
    • Swedish: black
  • Old Danish: blak
    • Danish: blak
  • Elfdalian: blokk

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)

*blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz	*falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz	*blakaz, *swartaz
*raudaz	*brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz	*gelwaz, *gulaz
*grōniz	*grōniz
	*blēwaz	*blēwaz, *hēwijaz
*blēwaz, *hēwijaz	*baswaz