Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blad

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *bladą.

Noun[edit]

*blad n[1]

  1. leaf
  2. sheet
  3. blade

Inflection[edit]

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *blad
Genitive *bladas
Singular Plural
Nominative *blad *bladu
Accusative *blad *bladu
Genitive *bladas *bladō
Dative *bladē *bladum
Instrumental *bladu *bladum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 194:PWGmc *blad