| 1 | Old English | blēd | that which is produced, flower, blossom, fruit; a... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blēduz | blowing, breath, puff; flower, leaf, blossom |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |