Etymology Explorer › Middle Welsh

Where does “blawt” come from?

blawt (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic blọd, from Proto-Celtic blātus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “blawt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicblọdflour; flower
2Proto-Celticblātusflower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blawt”

  • blodyn
  • blawd
  • blodiau
  • blodion
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