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Where does “blọd” come from?

blọd (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic blātus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blọd (Proto-Brythonic): flour; flower

Definitions

  1. flour; flower

Ancestry of “blọd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticblātusflower
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blọd”

  • blawd
  • blodiau
  • blodion
  • blodyn
  • blawt
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