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Where does “blēḑ” come from?

blēḑ (Livonian) comes from Latvian blēdis.

blēḑ (Livonian): a cheat, swindler, conman; cunning, wily

Definitions

  1. a cheat, swindler, conman; cunning, wily

Ancestry of “blēḑ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianblēdis—
Every word from Latvian blēdis →