Where does “bloß” come from?

bloß (German) comes 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.

bloß (German): mere, sole; bare, uncovered, nude; merely, only

Definitions

  1. mere, sole; bare, uncovered, nude; merely, only

Ancestry of “bloß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanblōȥ—
2Old High Germanblōzbare, naked; naked, bare
3Proto-West Germanic*blaut—
4Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white

Words derived from “bloß”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blautaz →