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Where does “blouwen” come from?

blouwen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bliuwan, from Proto-Germanic blewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European mléw-e-, from Proto-Indo-European mlew-.

blouwen (Middle Dutch): to hit, to beat; to beat up

Definitions

  1. to hit, to beat; to beat up

Ancestry of “blouwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbliuwanto beat
2Proto-Germanicblewwanąto beat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmléw-e-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmlew-—
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