Where does “blað” come from?

blað (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blað (Icelandic): a sheet of paper; a newspaper or magazine; leaf

Definitions

  1. a sheet of paper; a newspaper or magazine; leaf

Ancestry of “blað”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblaða leaf of a plant; herb
2Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blað”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →