Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blank

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blankaz.

Adjective

*blank

bright, shining

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*blank
Genitive	*blankas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*blank	*blanku	*blank
Accusative	*blankanā	*blankā	*blank
Genitive	*blankas	*blankeʀā	*blankas
Dative	*blankumē	*blankeʀē	*blankumē
Instrumental	*blanku	*blankeʀu	*blanku
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*blankē	*blankō	*blanku
Accusative	*blankā	*blankā	*blanku
Genitive	*blankeʀō	*blankeʀō	*blankeʀō
Dative	blankēm, blankum	blankēm, blankum	blankēm, blankum
Instrumental	blankēm, blankum	blankēm, blankum	blankēm, blankum

Descendants

Old English: blanc
- 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
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
→ Late Latin: *blancus (see there for further descendants)