Where does “blæwen” come from?

blæwen (Old English) comes from Old English blǣhǣwen, from Old English blāw, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.

blæwen (Old English): Alternative form of blǣhǣwen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of blǣhǣwen

Ancestry of “blæwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblǣhǣwenblue
2Old Englishblāwblue
3Proto-West Germanicblāublue
4Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blēwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blāu →