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Where does “blǣdre” come from?

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

blǣdre (Old English): bubble, blister, pimple

Definitions

  1. bubble, blister, pimple

Ancestry of “blǣdre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blǣdre”

  • bladder
  • gallbladder
  • neobladder
  • bladderwort
  • bladderwrack
  • bladdery
  • bladdered
  • bladderlike
  • bladderpod
  • bladdernut
  • bladderworm
  • bladderful
  • bladderless
  • nonbladder
  • bladderball
  • bledder
  • bledder
  • bleddre
  • bladdre
  • bladder
  • bladdren
  • blæddre
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