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
Ancestry of “blême”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | blêmir | to whiten; to become pale; to blanch |
| 2 | Middle French | blêmir | — |
| 3 | Old French | blemir | — |
| 4 | Frankish | blesmijan | — |
| 5 | Frankish | blasmi | pale |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blasaz | white, pale |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |