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Where does “blao” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow

Ancestry of “blao”, 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 “blao”

  • bluet
  • blao
  • bluastro
  • blu
  • blucerchiato
  • rossoblù
  • bleuâtre
  • bleuetière
  • bleu
  • bleuet
  • bleuir
  • bleuissable
  • bleuissement
  • blaugrana
  • antibleu
  • bleusaille
  • aquamarinblau
  • königsblau
  • Blauwal
  • Himmelsbläue
  • Bläue
  • blaugrün
  • Blaualge
  • Blaumeise
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