Where does “bleten” come from?
bleten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch blāten, from Proto-West Germanic blātijan, from Proto-Germanic blētijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “bleten”, step by step
bleten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch blāten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | blāten | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | blātijan | to bleat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blētijaną | to bleat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Old Dutch blēten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | blēten | — |