Where does “antibloat” come from?

antibloat (English) comes from English bloat, from Middle English blot, from Old Norse blautr, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.

antibloat (English): Preventing bloating

Definitions

  1. Preventing bloating

Ancestry of “antibloat”, step by step

antibloat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bloat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbloatto cause to become distended; to get an...
2Middle Englishblotblot, spot, stain, blemish
3Old Norseblautrwet; weak
4Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelEvery word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-Every word from Proto-Germanic blautaz
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