Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blankaz

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

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈblɑŋ.kɑz/

Adjective

*blankaz

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

Old English: blanc; blanca
- Middle English: blanke, blonke
  - Scots: blonk
  - 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
Frankish: *blank
- Old Dutch: *blank
  - Middle Dutch: blanc
    - Dutch: blank
    - Limburgish: blank
- → Late Latin: *blancus (see there for further descendants)
Old High German: blanch, blank
- Middle High German: blank
  - German: blank
  - Luxembourgish: blank
  - Vilamovian: błān
Old Norse: blakkr
- Icelandic: blakkur
- Faroese: blakkur
- Norwegian: blakk
- Old Swedish: blakker
  - Swedish: black
- Old Danish: blak
  - Danish: blak
- Westrobothnian: blakk
- Elfdalian: blokk