Where does “blövik” come from?
blövik (Volapük) comes from Volapük blöv, from French bleu, from Middle French bleu, from Old French blöe, from Latvian blāvus, from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz — yellow, blond, grey.
blövik (Volapük): blue
Definitions
- blue
Ancestry of “blövik”, step by step
blövik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Volapük blöv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | blöv | blue, blue color, blueness |
| 2 | French | bleu | blue; very rare, underdone; the color blue |
| 3 | Middle French | bleu | blue |
| 4 | Old French | blöe | blue |
| 5 | Latvian | blāvus | accusative plural masculine form of blāvs |
| 6 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |
via Volapük ik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | ik | adjective morpheme |