Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blīwī

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 *blīwiją.

Noun

*blīwī n

lead (metal)
Synonym: *laud

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*blīwī
Genitive	*blīwijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*blīwī	*blīwiju
Accusative	*blīwī	*blīwiju
Genitive	*blīwijas	*blīwijō
Dative	*blīwijē	*blīwijum
Instrumental	*blīwiju	*blīwijum

Descendants

Old Frisian: blī
- Saterland Frisian: Bläi
Old Saxon: blī, *blīg
- Middle Low German: blî, blig, blige
  - German Low German:
    Altmärkisch: Bli
    Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: Bluich
    Sauerländisch: Bley, Blǖ, Blī
    Westmünsterländisch: Blij
  - Plautdietsch: Blie
  - → Middle English: *bli
    - ⇒ Middle English: bligeter (“lead founder”)
Old Dutch: blī
- Middle Dutch: bli
  - Dutch: blei, (archaic) blij
  - Limburgish: blie
Old High German: blīo, blīwo, blīoh (< *blīu or *blīwō)
- Middle High German: blī
  - German: Blei
  - Luxembourgish: Bläi
  - Vilamovian: błaj
  - Yiddish: בלײַ‎ (blay)