Where does “bli” come from?
bli (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk blive, from Middle Norwegian blífa, from Middle Low German blîven, from Old Saxon bilīvan, from Proto-West Germanic bilīban, from Proto-Germanic bilībaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi — on, onto.
bli (Norwegian Nynorsk): to stay, remain; to be; to become, get, go
Definitions
- to stay, remain; to be; to become, get, go
Ancestry of “bli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | blive | to drown |
| 2 | Middle Norwegian | blífa | |
| 3 | Middle Low German | blîven | to remain |
| 4 | Old Saxon | bilīvan | to stay or remain in place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bilīban | to stay, to remain in place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bilībaną | to stay, to remain in place |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |