*blaką

Runic: ᛒᛚᚨᚲᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈblɑ.kɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

blackness, the color black
that which is black

Etymology

A nominalization of *blakaz (‘burnt; black, swart’). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlo-g-ó-m, from root *bʰel- (‘to blaze; glow; bright flame; white’). Cognate with Ancient Greek φλέγω (phlégō) (phlégō, ‘to set on fire, burn, scorch; to kindle, arouse, inflame’), Latin fulgeō (‘to blaze, flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten, shine’). Related to *blankaz (‘bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	blaką	blakō
Acc.	blaką	blakō
Gen.	blakas, blakis	blakǫ̂
Dat.	blakai	blakamaz
Inst.	blakō	blakamiz
Voc.	blaką	blakō

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Descendants

*blak (Proto-West Germanic)
- blæc (Old English)
  - blak (Middle English)
    - blac, blak (Scots)
*blak (Proto-West Germanic)
- blæc (Old English)
  - blak (Middle English)
    - black (English)
      - blak (Dutch)
*blak (Proto-West Germanic)
- blæc (Old English)
  - blek (Old Norse)
    - blæk (Danish)
    - blek (Icelandic)
    - blekk (Norwegian)
    - bläck (Swedish)
*blak (Proto-West Germanic)
- blæc (Old English)
  - blek (Old Norse)
    - blek, bleke (Middle English)
      - bleck (English)
      - blek, bleck (Scots)
*blak (Proto-West Germanic)
- blah (Old High German)
  - black, plack, blacke, placke (Middle High German)
    - Black (German)
*blak (Proto-West Germanic)
- blak (Old Saxon)
  - blak (Middle Low German)
    - Black (Low German)

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