Where does “blēdre” come from?

blēdre (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic blādrā, from Proto-Germanic blēdrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n).

blēdre (Old English): blister, bladder

Definitions

  1. blister, bladder

Ancestry of “blēdre”, step by step

blēdre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic blādrā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblādrābladder
2Proto-Germanicblēdrǭbladder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n)—

via Proto-Germanic bladrǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbladrǭblister, bladder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic blēdrǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blādrā →