Where does “bli till” come from?
bli till (Swedish) comes from Swedish bli, from Swedish bliva, from Old Swedish bliva, from Middle Low German blîven, from Old Saxon bilīvan, from Proto-West Germanic bilīban, from Proto-Germanic bilībaną, from Proto-Germanic bi- — on, onto.
bli till (Swedish): to come into being (of something concrete or abstract)
Definitions
- to come into being (of something concrete or abstract)
Ancestry of “bli till”, step by step
bli till traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bli | to remain, to stay; to become; to turn into; to... |
| 2 | Swedish | bliva | Dated form of bli |
| 3 | Old Swedish | bliva | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | blîven | to remain |
| 5 | Old Saxon | bilīvan | to stay or remain in place |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bilīban | to stay, to remain in place |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bilībaną | to stay, to remain in place |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Swedish till
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | till | to; for; with |
| 2 | Swedish | källa | a source; the origin of something; a source of... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kalla | to call, name; to summon, call for |
| 4 | Old Norse | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, shout |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |