Where does “blīwafalþ” come from?
blīwafalþ (Frankish) comes from Proto-West Germanic blīu, from Proto-Germanic blīwą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlih₁-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl-eh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “blīwafalþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | blīu | colour, hue |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blīwą | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlih₁-wó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰl-eh₁y- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “blīwafalþ”