Where does “blaten” come from?
blaten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch blaten, from Old Dutch blāten, from Proto-West Germanic blātijan, from Proto-Germanic blētijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blaten (Dutch): to bleat, produce the typical baa sound of sheep;...
Definitions
- to bleat, produce the typical baa sound of sheep;...
Ancestry of “blaten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | blaten | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | blāten | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | blātijan | to bleat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blētijaną | to bleat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “blaten”