blij
Dutch (Brabantic)
/blɛi̯/
adj
Definitions
- happy
- glad
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch blide inherited from Old Dutch *blīthi inherited from *blīþī inherited from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz (mild, friendly, pleasing).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*blīþiz
Gloss
mild, friendly, pleasing
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blida Latin
- blijde Dutch, Flemish
- blijdschap Dutch, Flemish
- blijeinde Dutch, Flemish
- blijheid Dutch, Flemish
- blijmoedig Dutch, Flemish
- blijspel Dutch, Flemish
- einde Dutch, Flemish
- moed Dutch, Flemish
- spel Dutch, Flemish
- ziel Dutch, Flemish
- zielsblij Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰlī- Proto-Indo-European
- *blīþiz Proto-Germanic
- bliþe Old English
- blīþe Old English
- blīþe, bliþe Old English
- blíðr Old Norse
- blide Middle Dutch
- blijtheid Middle Dutch
- 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 Gothic
- *blīþī gmw-pro
- *blīthi Old Dutch
- blidi Old Saxon
- blithe Scots
- bliid Western Frisian
- blydskip Western Frisian
- *blīthe Old Frisian