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Where does “bladderpod” come from?

bladderpod (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).

bladderpod (English): Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome...

Definitions

  1. Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome...

Ancestry of “bladderpod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbladderA flexible sac that can expand and contract and...
2Middle EnglishbladdreThe bladder; Any other bladder or sac; often used...
3Old Englishblæddre—
4Proto-West Germanicblādrābladder
5Proto-Germanicblēdrǭbladder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n) →