Where does “blij” come from?
blij (Dutch) comes from Dutch blijde, from Middle Dutch blide, from Old Dutch blīthi, from Proto-West Germanic blīþī, from Proto-Germanic blīþiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlī-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
blij (Dutch): happy; glad; lead
Definitions
- happy; glad; lead
Ancestry of “blij”, step by step
blij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch blijde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | blijde | catapult; Archaic form of blij; Archaic form of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | blide | happy, cheerful, joyous; catapult |
| 3 | Old Dutch | blīthi | calm |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blīþī | happy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blīþiz | serene, mild; pleasant, pleasing, delightful,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlī- | light, pleasant, fine; light, fine, pleasant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |