blin

blin · verb, noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ley-
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*bilinnaną“to turn aside, swerve from”
3. Old English · inherited fromblinnan“to stop, cease”
4. Middle English · inherited fromblinnen
5. English todayblin

From Middle English blinnen, from Old English blinnan (“to stop, cease”), from Proto-Germanic *bilinnaną (“to turn aside, swerve from”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley-, *leya- (“to deflect, turn away, vanish, slip”); equivalent to be- + lin. Cognate with Old High German bilinnan (“to yield, stop, forlet, give away”), Old Norse linna (Swedish dialectal linna, “to pause, rest”). See also lin.

blin · noun²

1. Russian · borrowed fromблин“pancake, flat object”
2. English todayblin

From Russian блин (blin, “pancake, flat object”).

Blin · noun, proper noun³

1. byn · derived fromብሊና
2. English todayBlin

From Blin ብሊና (bəlina), bélina.

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