Where does “bliaut” come from?
bliaut (French) comes from Middle French bliaut, from Old French bliaut, from Frankish blīwafalþ, from Proto-West Germanic blīu, from Proto-Germanic blīwą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlih₁-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl-eh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
bliaut (French): a bliaut; an overgarment worn by men & women in the Middle Ages
Definitions
- a bliaut; an overgarment worn by men & women in the Middle Ages
Ancestry of “bliaut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | bliaut | — |
| 2 | Old French | bliaut | bliaut |
| 3 | Frankish | blīwafalþ | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blīu | colour, hue |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blīwą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlih₁-wó-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰl-eh₁y- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |