Where does “bleġene” come from?

bleġene (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic blajjinǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “bleġene”, step by step

bleġene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic blajjinǭ

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

via Proto-Germanic blajinǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblajinǭ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blajjinǭ →