Where does “bloos” come from?

bloos (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German blōß, from Old High German bloz, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.

bloos (Alemannic German): naked, bare; merely, only

Definitions

  1. naked, bare; merely, only

Ancestry of “bloos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanblōß—
2Old High Germanblozbare, naked
3Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blautaz →