Where does “blōde” come from?
blōde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch blōdi, from Frankish blauthi, from Proto-Germanic blauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European mlew-.
Ancestry of “blōde”, step by step
blōde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch blōdi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | blōdi | — |
| 2 | Frankish | blauthi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blauþuz | weak, feeble, emaciated; lacking, void, naked;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mlew- | — |
via Old Saxon *blōth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | *blōth | — |