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Where does “blo” come from?

blo (Middle English) comes from Old English blāw, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.

blo (Middle English): bruise; blueness; bruised, injured, visibly hurt

Definitions

  1. bruise; blueness; bruised, injured, visibly hurt

Ancestry of “blo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblāwblue
2Proto-West Germanicblāublue
3Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey

Words derived from “blo”

  • blae
  • blaes
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