Where does “blōȥ” come from?

blōȥ (Middle High German) comes from Old High German blōz, from Proto-West Germanic *blaut, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.

Ancestry of “blōȥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanblōzbare, naked; naked, bare
2Proto-West Germanic*blaut—
3Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white

Words derived from “blōȥ”

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