Where does “blaut” come from?

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

blaut (Norwegian Nynorsk): wet, soggy; soft

Definitions

  1. wet, soggy; soft

Ancestry of “blaut”, step by step

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