Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, swell up”).
Root
*bʰleh₁-[1]
- to blow
This may be a specialization of the root for "to cry". LIV reconstructs a single root meaning "to howl".[2]
Derived terms
- *bʰleh₁- (root present)
- Unsorted formations:
Root
*bʰleh₁-[3]
Derived terms
- *bʰleh₁-ye-ti (ye-present)
- Unsorted formations:
- Proto-Germanic: *blētijaną (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN