Where does “blou” come from?

blou (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch blauw, from Middle Dutch blau, from Old Dutch blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.

blou (Afrikaans): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “blou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchblauwblue; visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a...
2Middle Dutchblaublue; the colour blue
3Old Dutchblāoblue
4Proto-West Germanicblāublue
5Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey

Words derived from “blou”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blēwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blāu →