Where does “blā” come from?

blā (Middle High German) comes from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.

blā (Middle High German): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “blā”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blēwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blāu →