Where does “blemissen” come from?

blemissen (Middle English) comes from Old French blemir, from Frankish blesmijan, from Frankish blasmi, from Proto-Germanic blasaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “blemissen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchblemir—
2Frankishblesmijan—
3Frankishblasmipale
4Proto-Germanicblasazwhite, pale
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blasaz →