Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blankijaną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *blinkaną (to shine) +‎ *-janą or *blankaz (shining, white) +‎ *-janą.

Verb[edit]

*blankijaną[1][2]

  1. to shine, to blink, to flash
  2. to cheat, to deceive

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*blanka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 67:*blankjan-
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*blankjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 48