Where does “blōten” come from?

blōten (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon blōt, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.

Ancestry of “blōten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blōten”

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