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Where does “blīwī” come from?

blīwī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

blīwī (Proto-West Germanic): lead

Definitions

  1. lead

Ancestry of “blīwī”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blīwī”

  • blei
  • bli
  • blio
  • bli
  • blī
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