Where does “bløyt” come from?

bløyt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse bleyta, from Old Norse blautr, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.

bløyt (Norwegian Nynorsk): wetness; water or liquid

Definitions

  1. wetness; water or liquid

Ancestry of “bløyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebleyta—
2Old Norseblautrwet; weak
3Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blautaz →