Where does “blinnen” come from?

blinnen (Middle English) comes from Old English blinnan, from Proto-Germanic bilinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

blinnen (Middle English): To cease; desist from, refrain from, stop, give...

Definitions

  1. To cease; desist from, refrain from, stop, give...

Ancestry of “blinnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblinnanto cease, leave off, rest from; to lose, forfeit;...
2Proto-Germanicbilinnanąto turn aside, swerve from
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “blinnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bilinnaną →Every word from Old English blinnan →