Where does “blēo” come from?

blēo (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic blīu, from Proto-Germanic blīwą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlih₁-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl-eh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blēo (Old English): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “blēo”, step by step

blēo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic blīu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblīucolour, hue
2Proto-Germanicblīwą—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlih₁-wó-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl-eh₁y-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Proto-West Germanic blāu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblāublue
2Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey

Words derived from “blēo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰl-eh₁y- →