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Where does “בלאַט” come from?

בלאַט (Yiddish) comes from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

בלאַט (Yiddish): leaf; sheet; newspaper

Definitions

  1. leaf; sheet; newspaper

Ancestry of “בלאַט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanblatleaf
2Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
3Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “בלאַט”

  • וואָכנבלאַט
  • בלעטל
  • טאָגבלאַט
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