Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blās

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

From Proto-Germanic *blēsaną (“to blow”).

Noun

*blās m

a blow, blowing, puff
flatulence

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*blās
Genitive	*blāsas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*blās	blāsō, blāsōs
Accusative	*blās	*blāsā
Genitive	*blāsas	*blāsō
Dative	*blāsē	*blāsum
Instrumental	*blāsu	*blāsum

Alternative reconstructions

*blāsu

Derived terms

*gablās

Related terms

*blāsan
*blāstu
*gablāsī

Descendants

Old English: blǣs
- Middle English: blas, bles, bleas
Old Frisian: *blās
- Saterland Frisian: Blas f
Old Saxon: *blās
- Middle Low German: blâs f
  - German Low German: Blass
Old Dutch: *blās
- Middle Dutch: blaes, blaas
  - Dutch: (dialectal) blas
Old High German: blās
- Middle High German: blās
  - German: Blas

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