Where does “blau” come from?
blau (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.
blau (Middle Dutch): blue; the colour blue
Ancestry of “blau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | blāo | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |
Words derived from “blau”