Where does “bulblet” come from?

bulblet (English) comes from English let, from Middle English leten, from Old English lǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

bulblet (English): A small bulb or tuber, either produced on a...

Definitions

  1. A small bulb or tuber, either produced on a...

Ancestry of “bulblet”, step by step

bulblet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English let

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishletTo allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow...
2Middle Englishletento let
3Old Englishlǣtanto let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let...
4Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
5Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

via English bulb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbulbAny solid object rounded at one end and tapering...
2Latinbulbusbulb
3Ancient Greekβολβόςbulb of various plants, especially onion; tassel...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d-