Where does “blyhalt” come from?

blyhalt (Swedish) comes from Swedish bly, from Old Norse blý, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

blyhalt (Swedish): lead content

Definitions

  1. lead content

Ancestry of “blyhalt”, step by step

blyhalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblylead
2Old Norseblýlead
3Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired

via Swedish halt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhaltcontent, level (relative amount of something, in a mixture or the like)
2GermanHalthold; adhesion; foothold; grip; support
3Middle High Germanhalt—
4Proto-Germanic*haldiz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją →