blau

Middle Dutch

/blaːu/

adj
Definitions
  • blue

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *blāo inherited from *blāu inherited from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (blue, dark blue, yellowish-gray, black, grey, dark, gray).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*blēwaz

Gloss

blue, dark blue, yellowish-gray, black, grey, dark, gray

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

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