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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blētijaną

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

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (to howl, cry, bleat), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (to make a loud noise). Cognate with Latvian blēšana (to bleat), Russian бле́ять (bléjatʹ, to bleat), Latin fleō (cry, weep).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛː.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*blētijaną

  1. to bleat

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: blǣtan
    • Middle English: bleten
  • Old Frisian: *blēta
    • Saterland Frisian: blēte, blētsje
    • West Frisian: bâlte, blêtsje, bletterje
  • Old Saxon: *blātian, *blētian
    • Middle Low German: blêten
      • Low German: bleten
  • Frankish: *blatjan
  • Old High German: blāzen, plāzen
    • Middle High German: blāzen
      • German: blaßen, blätzen, blässen
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