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Where does “Blauwal” come from?

Blauwal (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.

Blauwal (German): blue whale

Definitions

  1. blue whale

Ancestry of “Blauwal”, 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
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