Where does “blawd” come from?

blawd (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh blawt, from Proto-Brythonic blọd, from Proto-Celtic blātus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blawd (Welsh): flour, meal; flowers, blooms, blossoms

Definitions

  1. flour, meal; flowers, blooms, blossoms

Ancestry of “blawd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshblawt—
2Proto-Brythonicblọdflour; flower
3Proto-Celticblātusflower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blawd”

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