Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blōan

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 *blōaną.

Verb

*blōan

to bloom, to flower

Inflection

Strong class 7e
Infinitive	*blōan
1st sg. past	*bleō
3rd pl. past	*bleōun
Past ptcple	*blōan
Infinitive	*blōan
Genitive infin.	*blōannjas
Dative infin.	*blōannjē
Instrum. infin.	*blōannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*blōu	*bleō
2nd singular	*blōiʀi	*bleōī
3rd singular	*blōidi	*bleō
1st plural	*blōum	*bleōum
2nd plural	*blōid	*bleōud
3rd plural	*blōand	*bleōun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*blōē	*bleōī
2nd singular	*blōēs	*bleōī
3rd singular	*blōē	*bleōī
1st plural	*blōēm	*bleōīm
2nd plural	*blōēþ	*bleōīd
3rd plural	*blōēn	*bleōīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*blō
Plural	*blōid
	Present	Past
Participle	*blōandī	*blōan

Descendants

Old English: blōwan, blōƿan
- Middle English: blowen, blowe
  - English: blow
    - Northumbrian: blaa
  - Scots: blaw
Old Frisian: *blōia
- North Frisian: blöye
- West Frisian: bloeie
Old Saxon: blōian, blōjan
- Middle Low German: blōen, blōien
  - Low German: blöhen
Old Dutch: bluoien
- Middle Dutch: bloeyen
  - Dutch: bloeien
    - Afrikaans: bloei
  - Limburgish: blöjje
Old High German: bluoen
- Middle High German: blüejen, blüen
  - Alemannic German: blüeje
  - German: blühen
  - Hunsrik: bliehe
  - Luxembourgish: bléien
  - Vilamovian: błin