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Where does “blablater” come from?

blablater (French) comes from French blabla, from Norwegian Nynorsk blå, from Old Norse blár, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

blablater (French): to chit-chat, to engage in small talk

Definitions

  1. to chit-chat, to engage in small talk

Ancestry of “blablater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchblablaAlternative spelling of bla-bla
2Norwegian Nynorskblåblue
3Old Norseblárblue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black,...
4Old Norsebýbee
5Proto-Germanicbiją—
6Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
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