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Where does “blīþisi” come from?

blīþisi (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic blīþī, from Proto-Germanic blīþiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlī-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blīþisi (Proto-West Germanic): happiness

Definitions

  1. happiness

Ancestry of “blīþisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblīþīhappy
2Proto-Germanicblīþizserene, mild; pleasant, pleasing, delightful,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlī-light, pleasant, fine; light, fine, pleasant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blīþisi”

  • bliss
  • blissed
  • blissless
  • blissen
  • blisslessness
  • blissdom
  • enbliss
  • blissome
  • unbliss
  • bliss
  • blys
  • blīds
  • bliss
  • bliðs
  • blīþs
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