Where does “blavenc” come from?

blavenc (Catalan) comes from Catalan blau, from Latvian blāvus, from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.

blavenc (Catalan): bluish

Definitions

  1. bluish

Ancestry of “blavenc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanblaublue; bruise
2Latvianblāvusaccusative plural masculine form of blāvs
3Old High Germanblāoblue, dark, grey; blue; yellow
4Proto-West Germanicblāublue
5Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blēwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blāu →
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