Where does “bleat” come from?
Bleat comes from Middle English bleten, from Old English blǣtan, from Proto-Germanic blētijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- and bʰel-.
bleat (English): The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat; Of a...
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- The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat; Of a...
Ancestry of “bleat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bleten | to bleat |
| 2 | Old English | blǣtan | to bleat |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | blātijan | to bleat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blētijaną | to bleat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “bleat”