*bliką

Runic: ᛒᛚᛁᚲᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbli.kɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

  1. shine
  2. look
  3. metal

Etymology

A nominal formation related to *blīkaną (‘to gleam, shine’). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-om from root *bʰleyǵ- (‘to shine’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.blikąblikō
Acc.blikąblikō
Gen.blikas, blikisblikǫ̂
Dat.blikaiblikamaz
Inst.blikōblikamiz
Voc.blikąblikō

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Descendants

  • *blik (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *blek, *blik (Old Dutch)
      • blic, blec (Middle Dutch)
        • blik (Dutch)
  • *blik (Proto-West Germanic)
    • bleh (Old High German)
      • blëch (Middle High German)
        • Blech (German)
  • *blik (Proto-West Germanic)
    • blek, *blik (Old Saxon)
      • bleck, blick (Middle Low German)
        • Bleck (Low German)
        • blikk (Norwegian Nynorsk)
        • bleck, blick (Swedish)
  • *blik (Proto-West Germanic)
    • blek, *blik (Old Saxon)
      • bleck, blick (Middle Low German)
        • blik (Danish)
          • blikk (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • blik (Old Norse)
    • blik (Icelandic)

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