Where does “blee” come from?

blee (Middle English) comes from Old English blēo, from Proto-West Germanic blīu, from Proto-Germanic blīwą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlih₁-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl-eh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blee (Middle English): colour, hue; color

Definitions

  1. colour, hue; color

Ancestry of “blee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblēoblue
2Proto-West Germanicblīucolour, hue
3Proto-Germanicblīwą—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlih₁-wó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl-eh₁y-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blee”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰl-eh₁y- →