Where does “blé” come from?
blé (French) comes from Middle French blé, from Old French blet, from Latin blādum, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
blé (French): wheat, corn; dough, cash
Ancestry of “blé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | blé | — |
| 2 | Old French | blet | wheat |
| 3 | Latin | blādum | — |
| 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- | — |