Where does “bladje” come from?

bladje (Walloon) comes from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

bladje (Walloon): pale, pallid

Definitions

  1. pale, pallid

Ancestry of “bladje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →
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