Where does “blootstelling” come from?

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

blootstelling (Dutch): exposure

Definitions

  1. exposure

Ancestry of “blootstelling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchblootstellento expose
2Dutchblootbare, naked, nude; unprotected, uncovered;...
3Middle Dutchbloot—
4Old Dutchblōt—
5Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blautaz →