Where does “blear” come from?
Blear comes from Middle English bleren, from Middle Dutch bleren, from Old Dutch blerien, from Proto-Germanic blarjaną.
blear (English): Dim, unclear from water or rheum; Causing or...
Definitions
- Dim, unclear from water or rheum; Causing or...
Ancestry of “blear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bleren | — |
| 2 | Old English | blǣran | — |
Words derived from “blear”