Where does “bladdernut” come from?
bladdernut (English) comes from English bladder, from Middle English bladdre, from Old English blæddre, from Proto-West Germanic blādrā, from Proto-Germanic blēdrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n).
bladdernut (English): any of several species of large shrubs or small...
Definitions
- any of several species of large shrubs or small...
Ancestry of “bladdernut”, step by step
bladdernut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bladder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bladder | A flexible sac that can expand and contract and... |
| 2 | Middle English | bladdre | The bladder; Any other bladder or sac; often used... |
| 3 | Old English | blæddre | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blādrā | bladder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blēdrǭ | bladder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n) | — |
via English Nut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nut | The goddess who serves as the personification of the sky |
| 2 | Middle English | note | note; Alternative form of not |
| 3 | Old English | notu | use; enjoyment; profit, advantage, utility |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nutō | use, profit, yield |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | newd- | to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to... |