Where does “blæhæwen” come from?
blæhæwen (Old English) comes from Old English blāw, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.
blæhæwen (Old English): light blue; dark blue; violet or purple
Definitions
- light blue; dark blue; violet or purple
Ancestry of “blæhæwen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | blāw | blue |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |