Where does “blöd” come from?

blöd (German) comes from Middle High German blöde, from Old High German blōdi, from Proto-Germanic blauþiz — void, emaciated, soft.

blöd (German): stupid, dim-witted

Definitions

  1. stupid, dim-witted

Ancestry of “blöd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanblöde—
2Old High Germanblōdisluggish, feeble, physically weak
3Proto-Germanicblauþizvoid, emaciated, soft

Words derived from “blöd”

Every word from Proto-Germanic blauþiz →Every word from Old High German blōdi →Every word from Middle High German blöde →
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