Where does “blīde” come from?

blīde (Middle High German) comes from Medieval Latin blida, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.

Ancestry of “blīde”, step by step

blīde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin blida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinblidatrebuchet, catapult
2Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
3Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—

via Latin blida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinblidaa trebuchet, catapult

Words derived from “blīde”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλλω →Every word from Medieval Latin blida →
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