Where does “blad” come from?

blad (Old Saxon) comes 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-.

blad (Old Saxon): leaf

Definitions

  1. leaf

Ancestry of “blad”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →