Where does “Blauer” come from?

Blauer (German) comes from German Blau, from Middle High German blā, from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.

Blauer (German): blue person or thing; policeman; hundred mark...

Definitions

  1. blue person or thing; policeman; hundred mark...

Ancestry of “Blauer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlauthe colour blue; a particular tone of blue; a...
2Middle High Germanblāblue
3Old High Germanblāoblue, dark, grey; blue; yellow
4Proto-West Germanicblāublue
5Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blēwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blāu →