Where does “bloot” come from?

bloot (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bloot, from Old Dutch blōt, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.

bloot (Dutch): bare, naked, nude; unprotected, uncovered;...

Definitions

  1. bare, naked, nude; unprotected, uncovered;...

Ancestry of “bloot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbloot—
2Old Dutchblōt—
3Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white

Words derived from “bloot”

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