Where does “blī” come from?

blī (Middle High German) comes from Old High German blīo, from Proto-West Germanic blīwī, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

Ancestry of “blī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanblīometallic lead
2Proto-West Germanicblīwīlead
3Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired

Words derived from “blī”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją →
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