English blithe

← Old English blīþe (inherited)

← Middle English blithe (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *blīþiz (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *blīþī (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰlī- (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (derived)

→ English blither (mention)

→ English blithely (affix)

→ English blitheness (suffix)

→ English blithesome (suffix)

→ English blee (mention)

→ English blitheful (suffix)

→ English blithen (suffix)

→ English blitheless (suffix)

→ Faroese blíður (cognate)

→ West Frisian bliid (cognate)

→ Icelandic blíður (cognate)

→ Saterland Frisian bliede (link)

→ Swedish blid (cognate)