Where does “bladda” come from?

bladda (Guyanese Creole English) comes from English bladder, from Middle English bladdre, from Old English blæddre, from Proto-West Germanic blādrā, from Proto-Germanic blēdrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n).

bladda (Guyanese Creole English): balloon

Definitions

  1. balloon

Ancestry of “bladda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbladderA flexible sac that can expand and contract and...
2Middle EnglishbladdreThe bladder; Any other bladder or sac; often used...
3Old Englishblæddre—
4Proto-West Germanicblādrābladder
5Proto-Germanicblēdrǭbladder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n) →