Where does “bloatsome” come from?

bloatsome (English) comes from English bloat, from Middle English blot, from Old Norse blautr, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.

bloatsome (English): Characterised or marked by bloating

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by bloating

Ancestry of “bloatsome”, step by step

bloatsome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bloat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbloatto cause to become distended; to get an...
2Middle Englishblotblot, spot, stain, blemish
3Old Norseblautrwet; weak
4Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white

via English some

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
2Middle Englishsomsome
3Old Englishsumsome
4Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
5Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blautaz →