Where does “bledder” come from?

bledder (Dutch) comes from English bladder, from Middle English bladdre, from Old English blæddre, from Proto-West Germanic blādrā, from Proto-Germanic blēdrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n).

bledder (Dutch): football; head; boastful nonsense, hot air,...

Definitions

  1. football; head; boastful nonsense, hot air,...

Ancestry of “bledder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbladderA flexible sac that can expand and contract and...
2Middle EnglishbladdreThe bladder; Any other bladder or sac; often used...
3Old Englishblæddre—
4Proto-West Germanicblādrābladder
5Proto-Germanicblēdrǭbladder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n) →