Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blaką

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

blackness, the colour black
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