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Where does “blet” come from?

blet (Old French) comes from Latin blādum, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blet (Old French): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “blet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinblādum—
2Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
3Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blet”

  • blaa
  • déblayer
  • déblaiement
  • blé
  • blé
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