Where does “blême” come from?

blême (French) comes from French blêmir, from Middle French blêmir, from Old French blemir, from Frankish blesmijan, from Frankish blasmi, from Proto-Germanic blasaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blême (French): pale, wan

Definitions

  1. pale, wan

Ancestry of “blême”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchblêmirto whiten; to become pale; to blanch
2Middle Frenchblêmir—
3Old Frenchblemir—
4Frankishblesmijan—
5Frankishblasmipale
6Proto-Germanicblasazwhite, pale
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blasaz →