Where does “bleariness” come from?
bleariness (English) comes from English bleary, from Middle English blery, from English bloody, from Middle English blody, from Old English blōdiġ, from Proto-Germanic blōþagaz, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
bleariness (English): The characteristic of being bleary
Definitions
- The characteristic of being bleary
Ancestry of “bleariness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bleary | Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion |
| 2 | Middle English | blery | — |
| 3 | English | bloody | Covered in blood; Characterised by bloodshed;... |
| 4 | Middle English | blody | — |
| 5 | Old English | blōdiġ | bloody |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōþagaz | bloody |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |