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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blōþagaz

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 *blōþą (blood) + *-gaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɔː.θɑ.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*blōþagaz[1]

  1. bloody

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: blōdiġ, blōdeġ
    • Middle English: blody
  • Old Frisian: blōdich
  • Old Saxon: blōdag
  • Old Dutch: *bluodig
    • Middle Dutch: bloedich
  • Old High German: bloutag, bloutīg
    • Middle High German: bluotec, bluotic
  • Old Norse: blóðigr

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *blōdagaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 50
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