Where does “blētsian” come from?

blētsian (Old English) comes from Old English blēdsian, from Proto-West Germanic blōdisōn, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blētsian (Old English): to bless, to consecrate

Definitions

  1. to bless, to consecrate

Ancestry of “blētsian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblēdsian—
2Proto-West Germanicblōdisōnto mark with blood
3Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blētsian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →
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