Where does “blī” come from?

blī (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic blīwī, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

blī (Old Dutch): lead (metal)

Definitions

  1. lead (metal)

Ancestry of “blī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblīwīlead
2Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired

Words derived from “blī”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją →