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Where does “Bläier” come from?

Bläier (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian blī, from Proto-West Germanic blīu, from Proto-Germanic blīwą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlih₁-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl-eh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Bläier (Saterland Frisian): view; sight; look; appearance

Definitions

  1. view; sight; look; appearance

Ancestry of “Bläier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianblī—
2Proto-West Germanicblīucolour, hue
3Proto-Germanicblīwą—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlih₁-wó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl-eh₁y-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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