Where does “blǣtan” come from?
blǣtan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic blātijan, from Proto-Germanic blētijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blǣtan (Old English): to bleat
Ancestry of “blǣtan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | blātijan | to bleat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blētijaną | to bleat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “blǣtan”