Where does “בליִען” come from?

בליִען (Yiddish) comes from Old High German pluojan, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

בליִען (Yiddish): to bloom, blossom, flower; to prosper, flourish,...

Definitions

  1. to bloom, blossom, flower; to prosper, flourish,...

Ancestry of “בליִען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanpluojanto blossom
2Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “בליִען”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →