Where does “Bläistëft” come from?

Bläistëft (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Bläi, 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.

Bläistëft (Luxembourgish): pencil

Definitions

  1. pencil

Ancestry of “Bläistëft”, step by step

Bläistëft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Bläi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishBläilead
2Middle High Germanblī—
3Old High Germanblīometallic lead
4Proto-West Germanicblīwīlead
5Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired

via Luxembourgish Stëft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishStëftpen
2Old High Germansteft—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją →