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Where does “blað” come from?

blað (Faroese) comes from Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blað (Faroese): leaf; sheet, page; newspaper

Definitions

  1. leaf; sheet, page; newspaper

Ancestry of “blað”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblaða leaf of a plant; herb
2Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blað”

  • dagblað
  • blaðteknari
  • tíðindablað
  • herðablað
  • blaðmaður
  • blaðlús
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