Where does “Blewish” come from?
Blewish (English) comes from English Jewish, from English Jew, from Middle English Jew, from Old French juiu, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.
Blewish (English): Of black and Jewish descent
Definitions
- Of black and Jewish descent
Ancestry of “Blewish”, step by step
Blewish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Jewish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jewish | Being a Jew, or relating to Jews, their... |
| 2 | English | Jew | An adherent of Judaism; A member or descendent of... |
| 3 | Middle English | Jew | Jew; Israelite |
| 4 | Old French | juiu | Alternative form of Giu |
| 5 | Latin | Iūdaeus | Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 8 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |
via English Black
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Black | Alternative letter-case form of black |
| 2 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 3 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 4 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |