Where does “blȳ” come from?

blȳ (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse blý, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

Ancestry of “blȳ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblýlead
2Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired

Words derived from “blȳ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją →