Where does “baleyne” come from?

baleyne (Middle English) comes from Old French baleine, from Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

baleyne (Middle English): whale; whale flesh

Definitions

  1. whale; whale flesh

Ancestry of “baleyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbaleinewhale
2Latinbālaena—
3Ancient Greekφάλαιναwhale
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “baleyne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →