Where does “bluet” come from?

bluet (English) comes from Middle High German bluot, from Old High German bluot, from Proto-West Germanic blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bluet (English): Any of several different plants having blue...

Definitions

  1. Any of several different plants having blue...

Ancestry of “bluet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbluotblood
2Old High Germanbluotblood
3Proto-West Germanicblōdblood
4Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →