Where does “Blatt” come from?
Blatt (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Blatt (German): leaf; petal; sheet, piece of paper
Definitions
- leaf; petal; sheet, piece of paper
Ancestry of “Blatt”, step by step
Blatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German blat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | blat | leaf |
| 2 | Old High German | blat | leaf |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Middle High German plat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | plat | — |