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Where does “bliêter” come from?

bliêter (Norman) comes from Norman -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

bliêter (Norman): to pelt with clods of turf

Definitions

  1. to pelt with clods of turf

Ancestry of “bliêter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norman-er
2Latin-āre—
3Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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