Where does “Bloßleger” come from?
Bloßleger (German) comes from German bloßlegen, from German bloß, from Middle High German blōȥ, from Old High German blōz, from Proto-West Germanic *blaut, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.
Ancestry of “Bloßleger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bloßlegen | to lay bare, to unearth |
| 2 | German | bloß | mere, sole; bare, uncovered, nude; merely, only |
| 3 | Middle High German | blōȥ | — |
| 4 | Old High German | blōz | bare, naked; naked, bare |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *blaut | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blautaz | soft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlāw- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel | shiny, white |