Where does “blāt” come from?
blāt (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “blāt”, step by step
blāt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic blad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Proto-Germanic *blad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *blad | — |