Where does “Bläi” come from?

Bläi (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German blī, from Old High German blīo, from Proto-West Germanic blīwī, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

Bläi (Luxembourgish): lead

Definitions

  1. lead

Ancestry of “Bläi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanblī—
2Old High Germanblīometallic lead
3Proto-West Germanicblīwīlead
4Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired

Words derived from “Bläi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją →