Where does “blei” come from?

blei (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bli, from Old Dutch blī, from Proto-West Germanic blīwī, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

blei (Dutch): upper layer of sludge; sludge; cowardly woman

Definitions

  1. upper layer of sludge; sludge; cowardly woman

Ancestry of “blei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchblilead
2Old Dutchblīlead (metal)
3Proto-West Germanicblīwīlead
4Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją →