Where does “blauw” come from?

blauw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch blau, from Old Dutch blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.

blauw (Dutch): blue; visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a...

Definitions

  1. blue; visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a...

Ancestry of “blauw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchblaublue; the colour blue
2Old Dutchblāoblue
3Proto-West Germanicblāublue
4Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey

Words derived from “blauw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- →