Where does “blesi” come from?

blesi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse blesi, from Proto-Germanic *blasį̄, from Proto-Germanic blasaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blesi (Icelandic): blaze

Definitions

  1. blaze

Ancestry of “blesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblesi—
2Proto-Germanic*blasį̄blaze, white marking on the forehead (of animals, esp. horses)
3Proto-Germanicblasazwhite, pale
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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