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Where does “bløte” come from?

bløte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bløt, from Danish blød, from Old Danish bloth, from Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bløte (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of bløt; plural of bløt

Definitions

  1. definite singular of bløt; plural of bløt

Ancestry of “bløte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbløtsoft, as opposed to hard; Alluding to overripe...
2Danishblødsoft; daft, silly, nuts; sensitive, softhearted
3Old Danishbloth—
4Old Norseblóðblood; offspring
5Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bløte”

  • bløde kyststribe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →