Where does “blêmir” come from?

blêmir (Middle French) 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 “blêmir”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	blemir	—
2	Frankish	blesmijan	—
3	Frankish	blasmi	pale
4	Proto-Germanic	blasaz	white, pale
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰel-	to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰōl-	—

Words derived from “blêmir”

blêmir
blême
blêmissement

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blasaz →