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Where does “bloen” come from?

bloen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish blo, from German Blaumeise, from German Blau, from Middle High German blā, from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.

bloen (Luxembourgish): inflection of blo: ## strong/weak...

Definitions

  1. inflection of blo: ## strong/weak...

Ancestry of “bloen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishbloblue
2GermanBlaumeiseblue tit
3GermanBlauthe colour blue; a particular tone of blue; a...
4Middle High Germanblāblue
5Old High Germanblāoblue, dark, grey; blue; yellow
6Proto-West Germanicblāublue
7Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey
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