Where does “blin” come from?

blin (English) comes from Middle English blinnen, from Old English blinnan, from Proto-Germanic bilinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

blin (English): To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up

Definitions

  1. To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up

Ancestry of “blin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishblinnenTo cease; desist from, refrain from, stop, give...
2Old Englishblinnanto cease, leave off, rest from; to lose, forfeit;...
3Proto-Germanicbilinnanąto turn aside, swerve from
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bilinnaną →Every word from Old English blinnan →