Where does “Blei” come from?

Blei (German) comes from Old High German blīo, from Proto-West Germanic blīwī, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

Blei (German): lead

Definitions

  1. lead

Ancestry of “Blei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanblīometallic lead
2Proto-West Germanicblīwīlead
3Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją →