Where does “Tragblatt” come from?
Tragblatt (German) comes from German blatt, 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-.
Tragblatt (German): bract
Definitions
- bract
Ancestry of “Tragblatt”, step by step
Tragblatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German blatt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blatt | leaf green and flat organ of a plant |
| 2 | Middle High German | blat | leaf |
| 3 | Old High German | blat | leaf |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via German tragen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tragen | to carry; to bear, to carry; to bear, to pay |
| 2 | Middle High German | tragen | to bear, to carry |
| 3 | Old High German | tragan | to bear; to bear fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |