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
Ancestry of “blir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bli | to stay, remain; to be; to become, get, go |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | blive | to drown |
| 3 | Middle Norwegian | blífa | |
| 4 | Middle Low German | blîven | to remain |
| 5 | Old Saxon | bilīvan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bilīban | to stay, to remain in place |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bilībaną | to stay, to remain in place |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |