Where does “bladerdak” come from?

bladerdak (Dutch) comes from Dutch blad, from Middle Dutch blat, from Old Dutch blāt, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

bladerdak (Dutch): canopy, topmost foliage

Definitions

  1. canopy, topmost foliage

Ancestry of “bladerdak”, step by step

bladerdak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch blad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbladleaf; sheet of paper, leaf; page
2Middle Dutchblatleaf; page; panel
3Old Dutchblāt
4Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
5Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Dutch dak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdakroof
2Middle Dutchdacroof
3Old Dutchthak
4Proto-West Germanicþakroof, cover
5Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-
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