Where does “blāwes” come from?

blāwes (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.

Ancestry of “blāwes”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw-Every word from Proto-Germanic blēwazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic blāu