Where does “shoulder blade” come from?
shoulder blade (English) comes from Middle English schuldre blad, from Middle English blad, from Old English blæd, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
shoulder blade (English): Either of the large flat bones at the back of the shoulder
Definitions
- Either of the large flat bones at the back of the shoulder
Ancestry of “shoulder blade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schuldre blad | The shoulder |
| 2 | Middle English | blad | Alternative form of blade |
| 3 | Old English | blæd | a leaf; the broad, flat blade of a utensil;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |