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Where does “Blätter” come from?

Blätter (German) comes from German Blatt, from Middle High German blat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

Blätter (German): nominative plural of Blatt; genitive plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of Blatt; genitive plural of...

Ancestry of “Blätter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlattleaf; petal; sheet, piece of paper
2Middle High Germanblat—
3Old High Germanblatleaf
4Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
5Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “Blätter”

  • dreiblättrig
  • blättrig
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