Where does “bleve” come from?

bleve (Old French) comes from Frankish blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.

Ancestry of “bleve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishblāublue
2Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blēwaz →Every word from Frankish blāu →
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