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Where does “bliaut” come from?

bliaut (English) comes from French bliaut, from Middle French bliaut, from Old French bliaut, from Frankish blīwafalþ, from Proto-West Germanic blīu, from Proto-Germanic blīwą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlih₁-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl-eh₁y-.

bliaut (English): A unisex overgarment worn in 12th-century Western...

Definitions

  1. A unisex overgarment worn in 12th-century Western...

Ancestry of “bliaut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbliautbliaut
2Middle Frenchbliaut—
3Old Frenchbliautbliaut
4Frankishblīwafalþ—
5Proto-West Germanicblīucolour, hue
6Proto-Germanicblīwą—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlih₁-wó-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl-eh₁y-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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