An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Blei

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Blei

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Blei.

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2526317An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — BleiJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Blei, neuter ‘lead,’ from the equivalent Middle High German blî (Gen. blîwes), Old High German blîo (for *blîw), ‘lead’; it corresponds to Old Icelandic blý; Gothic *bleiwa- is wanting. The word cannot be traced farther back; it is not found in English, the term used being lead (Dutch loot; compare Let).