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Where does “blein” come from?

blein (Middle English) comes from Old English bleġen, from Proto-Germanic blajinǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “blein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbleġen—
2Proto-Germanicblajinǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blein”

  • chilblain
  • blain
  • chilblained
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