Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blēstuz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *blēsaną +‎ *-þuz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈblɛːs.tuz/

Noun

*blēstuz m

blast, burst of wind, breeze

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *blēstuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*blēstuz	*blēstiwiz
vocative	*blēstu	*blēstiwiz
accusative	*blēstų	*blēstunz
genitive	*blēstauz	*blēstiwǫ̂
dative	*blēstiwi	*blēstumaz
instrumental	*blēstū	*blēstumiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *blāstu
- Old English: blǣst, blǣs
  - Middle English: blast, blaste, blæst, blest
    - English: blast
      - → Irish: bleaist
    - Scots: blast
- Old High German: blāst, plāst
  - Middle High German: blāst
    - German: Blast
Old Norse: blástr
- Icelandic: blástur
- Faroese: blástur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: blåster, blåst
  - → Norwegian Bokmål: blåst
- Old Swedish: blāster, blǣster
  - Swedish: blåst (in southern dialects bläst, bläjst, blest)
- Old Danish: blæst
  - Danish: blæst
    - Norwegian Bokmål: blest

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