Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blak

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 1

From Proto-Germanic *blakaz.

Adjective

*blak

  1. burnt, blackened
  2. black
Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *blak
Genitive *blakas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *blak *blaku *blak
Accusative *blakanā *blakā *blak
Genitive *blakas *blakeʀā *blakas
Dative *blakumē *blakeʀē *blakumē
Instrumental *blaku *blakeʀu *blaku
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *blakē *blakō *blaku
Accusative *blakā *blakā *blaku
Genitive *blakeʀō *blakeʀō *blakeʀō
Dative *blakēm, *blakum *blakēm, *blakum *blakēm, *blakum
Instrumental *blakēm, *blakum *blakēm, *blakum *blakēm, *blakum
Descendants
  • Old English: blæc, blac
    • Middle English: blak, blake, blakke, black, blac
      • English: black (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: black
      • Yola: bhlock, blaak
      • → Danish: blæk
  • Old Dutch: *blak
    • ⇒ Old Dutch: *blakmālon
      • ⇒ Old Dutch: giblakmālot, geblachmalad
  • Old High German: blah

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *blaką.

Noun

*blak n

  1. blackness, black
  2. ink, black tint
Inflection
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *blak(a)
Genitive *blakas
Singular Plural
Nominative *blak(a) *blaku
Accusative *blak(a) *blaku
Genitive *blakas *blakō
Dative *blakē *blakum
Instrumental *blaku *blakum
Descendants
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