Where does “blāo” come from?

blāo (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.

blāo (Old High German): blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow

Definitions

  1. blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow

Ancestry of “blāo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblāublue
2Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey

Words derived from “blāo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blēwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blāu →