Where does “irrbloss” come from?
irrbloss (Swedish) comes from German bloß, from Middle High German blōȥ, from Old High German blōz, from Proto-West Germanic *blaut, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.
irrbloss (Swedish): a will o' the wisp (erratically moving light)
Definitions
- a will o' the wisp (erratically moving light)
Ancestry of “irrbloss”, step by step
irrbloss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German bloß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bloß | mere, sole; bare, uncovered, nude; merely, only |
| 2 | Middle High German | blōȥ | — |
| 3 | Old High German | blōz | bare, naked; naked, bare |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *blaut | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blautaz | soft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlāw- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel | shiny, white |
via Swedish irra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | irra | or runt}} to wander, to stray, to rove, to ramble (move (erratically and) more or less aimlessly (due to being lost or searching for something or the like)) |
| 2 | German | irren | to wander; to err |
| 3 | Middle High German | irren | — |
| 4 | Old High German | irren | to wander |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *irʀijan | to delude, mislead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | irzijaną | to delude, mislead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |