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Where does “blotteth” come from?

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

blotteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “blotteth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblótA Norse ceremonial offering
2Middle Englishblotblot, spot, stain, blemish
3Old Norseblautrwet; weak
4Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white
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