Where does “bliaut” come from?

bliaut (Middle French) comes from Old French bliaut, from Frankish blīwafalþ, from Proto-West Germanic blīu, from Proto-Germanic blīwą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlih₁-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl-eh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “bliaut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbliautbliaut
2Frankishblīwafalþ—
3Proto-West Germanicblīucolour, hue
4Proto-Germanicblīwą—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlih₁-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl-eh₁y-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bliaut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰl-eh₁y- →