Where does “blat” come from?

blat (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon blad, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “blat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbladleaf
2Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
3Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →
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