Where does “blei” come from?

blei (German) comes from Middle High German blī, 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 (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82)

Definitions

  1. lead (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82)

Ancestry of “blei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanblī
2Old High Germanblīometallic lead
3Proto-West Germanicblīwīlead
4Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired

Words derived from “blei

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y-
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