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Where does “bleceure” come from?

bleceure (Old French) comes from Old French blecier, from Frankish blētjan, from Proto-West Germanic blaitijan, from Proto-West Germanic blait, from Proto-Germanic blaitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyd-, from Old English blēaþ, from Proto-Germanic blauþuz.

bleceure (Old French): injury

Definitions

  1. injury

Ancestry of “bleceure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchblecierto hurt; to injure
2Frankishblētjanto bruise
3Proto-West Germanicblaitijanto bruise; discolour
4Proto-West Germanicblaitpale, discolored
5Proto-Germanicblaitaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyd-pale, pallid
7Old Englishblēaþgentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; gentle, shy,...
8Proto-Germanicblauþuzweak, feeble, emaciated; lacking, void, naked;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmlew-—
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