Where does “blide” come from?

blide (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch blīthi, from Proto-West Germanic blīþī, from Proto-Germanic blīþiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlī-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blide (Middle Dutch): happy, cheerful, joyous; catapult

Definitions

  1. happy, cheerful, joyous; catapult

Ancestry of “blide”, step by step

blide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch blīthi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchblīthicalm
2Proto-West Germanicblīþīhappy
3Proto-Germanicblīþizserene, mild; pleasant, pleasing, delightful,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlī-light, pleasant, fine; light, fine, pleasant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Medieval Latin blida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinblidatrebuchet, catapult
2Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
3Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—

Words derived from “blide”

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