Where does “blir” come from?

blir (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bli, 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- — on, onto.

blir (Norwegian Nynorsk): present of bli

Definitions

  1. present of bli

Ancestry of “blir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskblito stay, remain; to be; to become, get, go
2Norwegian Nynorskbliveto drown
3Middle Norwegianblífa
4Middle Low Germanblîvento remain
5Old Saxonbilīvanto stay or remain in place
6Proto-West Germanicbilībanto stay, to remain in place
7Proto-Germanicbilībanąto stay, to remain in place
8Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
9Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →