Where does “blêmir” come from?

blêmir (French) comes 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-.

blêmir (French): to whiten; to become pale; to blanch

Definitions

  1. to whiten; to become pale; to blanch

Ancestry of “blêmir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchblêmir—
2Old Frenchblemir—
3Frankishblesmijan—
4Frankishblasmipale
5Proto-Germanicblasazwhite, pale
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blêmir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blasaz →