Where does “blafard” come from?

blafard (French) comes from Middle High German bleichvar, from Middle High German bleich, from Old High German bleih, from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

blafard (French): pale, wan, pallid

Definitions

  1. pale, wan, pallid

Ancestry of “blafard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbleichvarpale-coloured
2Middle High Germanbleichpale
3Old High Germanbleihpale, white
4Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
5Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →
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