Where does “blöösse” come from?
blöösse (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German blœßen, from Middle High German bloß, from Middle High German blōȥ, from Old High German blōz, from Proto-West Germanic *blaut, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.
blöösse (Alemannic German): to bare, to lay bare
Definitions
- to bare, to lay bare
Ancestry of “blöösse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | blœßen | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | bloß | bare, naked |
| 3 | Middle High German | blōȥ | — |
| 4 | Old High German | blōz | bare, naked; naked, bare |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *blaut | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blautaz | soft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlāw- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel | shiny, white |