Where does “bly” come from?

bly (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse blý, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

bly (Norwegian Nynorsk): lead

Definitions

  1. lead

Ancestry of “bly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblýlead
2Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją →