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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *bhlād-/-ē-
Meaning: to blatter
Old Greek: phlédōn, -onos m., f. `Schwätzer(in)', pl. phledónes f. `Geschwätz'
Baltic: *blād- (*blād-ja-)vb., *blād-ē̂- (2) vb.
Celtic: *blād- > indlāidi `prahlt, rühmt sich', indlādud `das Prahlen'
Russ. meaning: трепаться языком
References: WP II 216
Comments: See *blat- id.
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *blād- (*blād-ja-)vb., *blād-ē̂- (1/2) vb.
Meaning: blatter, talk nonsense
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: blṓdēti 'schwatzen, Unsinn reden, ausgelassen, übermütig sein'
Lettish: blãdêt (-u, -ẽju), blâdêt (Dond., Wandsen) 'Unsinn schwatzen, faseln', blāst (-žu, -du) `schwatzen'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 260
Root: bhlē̆d-, bhl̥d-
English meaning: to boil; to chatter, boast
German meaning: `aufsprudeln, heraussprudeln, auch von Worten'
Material: Gr. φλέδων `Schwätzer', φλεδών `Geschwätz'; φληδω̃ντα ληρου̃ντα Hes.; παφλάζω `brodle, brause'; hierzu auch Aor. φλαδει̃ν (intrans.) `zerreißen'; vgl. zur Bedeutung lat. fragor;

    mit Abtönungsdehnstufe bhlōd- air. indlāidi `prahlt, rühmt sich', indlādud `das Prahlen' (*ind-blād- `sich aufblasen oder große Worte machen') und lett. blādu, blāzt `schwatzen';

    schwundstufig ahd. uz-ar-pulzit `ebullit';

    nhd. platzen, plätschern sind wohl sicher jüngere Schallbildungen.

References: WP. II 210, 216, WH. I 515, 518.
See also: Zu bhel-3.
Pages: 155
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