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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *bhlok(')-
Meaning: tow
Germanic: *bláx=
Latin: floccus, -ī m. `Wollbüschel; das Flockige an Pflanzen, im Urin'
Russ. meaning: пакля, очесы
References: WP II 217
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *bláx=
Meaning: tow
IE etymology: IE etymology
Swedish: blɔnor, blɔr `Werg, Hede'
Old Danish: blā `Werg, Hede'
Danish: pl. blɔr `Werg, Hede'
Middle High German: blahe, blā wk. f. 'grobes leintuch; plane'
German: { Blahe , Blache }
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 276
Root: bhlō̆k-
English meaning: wool, cloth?
German meaning: `Woll- oder Wergflocke, Gewebe'?
Material: Lat. floccus `Wollfaser, Flocke' (*flōcos) zu ahd. blaha f. `grobes Leintuch (bes. zu Deckenoder Unterlagen)', nhd. Blahe, Blache, ält. dän. blaa `Werg, Hede', jetzt blaar (eig. Pl.), schwed. blånor, blår ds., aschwed. blan, bla ds. (germ. *blahwō-), an. blæja (*blahjōn-) `Laken, Bettuch'.
References: WP. II 217, WH. 517 f., 866.
Pages: 161
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