Where does “Blietchen” come from?
Blietchen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish blat, from Old High German blad, from Proto-Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Blietchen (Luxembourgish): Diminutive of Blat; reed; cigarette paper
Definitions
- Diminutive of Blat; reed; cigarette paper
Ancestry of “Blietchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | blat | leaf (of a plant) |
| 2 | Old High German | blad | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *blad | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |