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Where does “bladeren” come from?

bladeren (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-.

bladeren (Dutch): to leaf, to grow leaves; to browse

Definitions

  1. to leaf, to grow leaves; to browse

Ancestry of “bladeren”, step by step

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-—

Words derived from “bladeren”

  • doorbladeren
  • blare
  • blaar
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