Where does “schuldre blad” come from?
schuldre blad (Middle English) comes from Middle English blad, from Old English blæd, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
schuldre blad (Middle English): The shoulder
Definitions
- The shoulder
Ancestry of “schuldre blad”, step by step
schuldre blad traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English blad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | blad | Alternative form of blade |
| 2 | Old English | blæd | a leaf; the broad, flat blade of a utensil;... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Middle English schuldre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schuldre | The shoulder; One's strength or carrying... |
| 2 | Old English | sċuldra | shoulder |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldru | shoulder |
via Old English *sċuldorblæd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | *sċuldorblæd | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *skuldrublad | shoulder blade |