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Where does “puitebloot” come from?

puitebloot (Dutch) comes 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.

puitebloot (Dutch): starkers, completely naked, au naturel

Definitions

  1. starkers, completely naked, au naturel

Ancestry of “puitebloot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchblootbare, naked, nude; unprotected, uncovered;...
2Middle Dutchbloot—
3Old Dutchblōt—
4Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white
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