Where does “bluetongue” come from?
bluetongue (English) comes from English Blue, from Middle English blēwe, from Anglo-Norman blew, from Middle French bleu, from Old French blöe, from Latvian blāvus, from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu — yellow, blond, grey.
bluetongue (English): A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue...
Definitions
- A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue...
Ancestry of “bluetongue”, step by step
bluetongue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Blue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Blue | A letterman at Oxford or Cambridge; A member of... |
| 2 | Middle English | blēwe | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | blew | blue |
| 4 | Middle French | bleu | blue |
| 5 | Old French | blöe | blue |
| 6 | Latvian | blāvus | accusative plural masculine form of blāvs |
| 7 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |
via English tongue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tongue | The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is... |
| 2 | Middle English | tung | tongue; A tongue-shaped thing; language, speech,... |
| 3 | Old English | tung | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tungā | tongue; speech, language |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tungǭ | tongue; speech, language |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |