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Where does “emblaer” come from?

emblaer (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin imbladare, 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-.

Ancestry of “emblaer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinimbladareto sow with grain
2Latinblādum—
3Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
4Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “emblaer”

  • emblement
  • emblayement
  • emblaiment
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