Where does “blōß” come from?

blōß (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bloz, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.

Ancestry of “blōß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanblozbare, naked
2Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white

Words derived from “blōß”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blautaz →