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Where does “déblayer” come from?

déblayer (French) comes from French blé, from Middle French blé, from Old French blet, from Latin blādum, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.

déblayer (French): to clear, to clear away

Definitions

  1. to clear, to clear away

Ancestry of “déblayer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbléwheat, corn; dough, cash
2Middle Frenchblé—
3Old Frenchbletwheat
4Latinblādum—
5Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
6Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “déblayer”

  • déblaiement
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