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Where does “побледети” come from?

побледети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по̀бледити, from Serbo-Croatian бле̑д, from Proto-Slavic blědъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blaidas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyd-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyd-, from Old English blēaþ, from Proto-Germanic blauþuz.

побледети (Serbo-Croatian): to pale, become pale or pallid

Definitions

  1. to pale, become pale or pallid

Ancestry of “побледети”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпо̀бледити—
2Serbo-Croatianбле̑д—
3Proto-Slavicblědъpale
4Proto-Balto-Slavicblaidas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyd-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyd-pale, pallid
7Old Englishblēaþgentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; gentle, shy,...
8Proto-Germanicblauþuzweak, feeble, emaciated; lacking, void, naked;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmlew-—
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