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Where does “bliðs” come from?

bliðs (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic blīþisi, from Proto-West Germanic blīþī, from Proto-Germanic blīþiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlī-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “bliðs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblīþisihappiness
2Proto-West Germanicblīþīhappy
3Proto-Germanicblīþizserene, mild; pleasant, pleasing, delightful,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlī-light, pleasant, fine; light, fine, pleasant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bliðs”

  • bliss
  • blissed
  • blissless
  • blissen
  • blisslessness
  • blissdom
  • enbliss
  • blissome
  • unbliss
  • bliss
  • blys
  • bliss
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