Where does “bliþen” come from?

bliþen (Old Cornish) comes from Proto-Celtic *bleidanī, from Proto-Celtic *bleidū, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyd-, from Old English blēaþ, from Proto-Germanic blauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European mlew-.

Ancestry of “bliþen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*bleidanīyear
2Proto-Celtic*bleidū—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyd-pale, pallid
4Old Englishblēaþgentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; gentle, shy,...
5Proto-Germanicblauþuzweak, feeble, emaciated; lacking, void, naked;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmlew-—

Words derived from “bliþen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blauþuz →Every word from Old English blēaþ →
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