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Where does “bleġen” come from?

bleġen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic blajinǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “bleġen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblajinǭ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bleġen”

  • chilblain
  • blain
  • chilblained
  • blein
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