Where does “blēaþ” come from?

blēaþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic blauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European mlew-.

blēaþ (Old English): gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; gentle, shy,...

Definitions

  1. gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; gentle, shy,...

Ancestry of “blēaþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblauþuzweak, feeble, emaciated; lacking, void, naked;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmlew-—

Words derived from “blēaþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blauþuz →