Where does “bloh” come from?

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

bloh (Pennsylvania German): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “bloh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanblāblue
2Old High Germanblāoblue, dark, grey; blue; yellow
3Proto-West Germanicblāublue
4Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blēwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blāu →