Where does “blichtmar” come from?
blichtmar (Middle Irish) comes from Middle Irish blicht, from Old Irish mlicht, from Proto-Celtic mlixtus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ml̥ǵtu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
blichtmar (Middle Irish): fruitful, milk-rich
Ancestry of “blichtmar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | blicht | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | mlicht | milch, in milk; a milking, yield of milk |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | mlixtus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ml̥ǵtu- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |