Where does “bleoread” come from?

bleoread (Old English) comes from Old English blēo, from Proto-West Germanic blīu, from Proto-Germanic blīwą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlih₁-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl-eh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bleoread (Old English): purple; blue-red

Definitions

  1. purple; blue-red

Ancestry of “bleoread”, step by step

bleoread traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English blēo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblēoblue
2Proto-West Germanicblīucolour, hue
3Proto-Germanicblīwą—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlih₁-wó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl-eh₁y-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Old English rēad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrēadred
2Proto-West Germanicraudred
3Proto-Germanicraudazred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰl-eh₁y- →