Where does “blatant” come from?

Blatant derives from English blate, which comes from English bleat, tracing back through Old English blāt and blǣtan to Proto-Germanic blētijaną and ultimately Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- and bʰel-.

blatant (English): Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding...

Definitions

  1. Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding...

Ancestry of “blatant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblateBashful, sheepish; Dull, stupid; Archaic form of...
2Scotsblateshy, modest, timid, sheepish; stupid, easily...
3Old Englishblātpallid, livid; pale

Words derived from “blatant”

Every word from Old English blāt →Every word from Scots blate →Every word from English blate →