Where does “blaitijan” come from?

blaitijan (Frankish) comes from Proto-West Germanic blait, from Proto-Germanic blaitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyd-, from Old English blēaþ, from Proto-Germanic blauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European mlew-.

blaitijan (Frankish): to bruise; discolour

Definitions

  1. to bruise; discolour

Ancestry of “blaitijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblaitpale, discolored
2Proto-Germanicblaitaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyd-pale, pallid
4Old Englishblēaþgentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; gentle, shy,...
5Proto-Germanicblauþuzweak, feeble, emaciated; lacking, void, naked;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmlew-—

Words derived from “blaitijan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blauþuz →Every word from Old English blēaþ →