Where does “בלײַער” come from?

בלײַער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בלײַ, from Old High German blīo, from Proto-West Germanic blīwī, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

בלײַער (Yiddish): pencil

Definitions

  1. pencil

Ancestry of “בלײַער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבלײַlead; pencil
2Old High Germanblīometallic lead
3Proto-West Germanicblīwīlead
4Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją →
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