Where does “bleiten” come from?
bleiten (Dutch) comes from Dutch blaten, 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-.
bleiten (Dutch): to shed tears, to cry
Definitions
- to shed tears, to cry
Ancestry of “bleiten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | blaten | to bleat, produce the typical baa sound of sheep;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | blaten | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | blāten | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blātijan | to bleat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blētijaną | to bleat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |