Where does “blinnan” come from?

blinnan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic bilinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

blinnan (Old English): to cease, leave off, rest from; to lose, forfeit;...

Definitions

  1. to cease, leave off, rest from; to lose, forfeit;...

Ancestry of “blinnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbilinnanąto turn aside, swerve from
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “blinnan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bilinnaną →