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Where does “blīwą” come from?

blīwą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰlih₁-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl-eh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “blīwą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlih₁-wó-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl-eh₁y-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blīwą”

  • bly
  • bliaut
  • blee
  • bliaut
  • blee
  • bleoh
  • bleo
  • bleoread
  • blēo
  • bliaut
  • bliaut
  • blīu
  • blī
  • Bläier
  • blīwafalþ
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