An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Blei

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
←
blecken
An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Blei
bleiben
→
Expand abbreviations An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Blei
Friedrich Kluge2506326An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Blei1891John Francis Davis

​ Blei, n. ‘lead,’ from the equiv. MidHG. blî (Gen. blîwes), OHG. blîo (for *blîw), ‘lead’; it corresponds to OIc. blý; Goth. *bleiwa- is wanting. The word cannot be traced farther back; it is not found in Eng., the term used being lead (Du. loot; comp. Let).

Retrieved from "https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=An_Etymological_Dictionary_of_the_German_Language/Blei&oldid=7521115"