Where does “theeblad” come from?

theeblad (Dutch) comes from Dutch blad, from Middle Dutch blat, from Old Dutch blāt, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

theeblad (Dutch): tea leaf

Definitions

  1. tea leaf

Ancestry of “theeblad”, step by step

theeblad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch blad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbladleaf; sheet of paper, leaf; page
2Middle Dutchblatleaf; page; panel
3Old Dutchblāt
4Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
5Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Dutch thee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtheetea
2Malaytehtea
3Malayputihwhite
4Classical Malayputihwhite
5Proto-Malayicputihwhite
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-