Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*bʰleh₁-
6 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-, most common first.
- fluidAny substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.
- flavorThe quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
- blazerA very bright or hot day.
- feebleDeficient in physical strength.
- blareTo play (a radio, recorded music, etc.) at extremely loud volume levels.
- blaséUnimpressed, indifferent, especially because of overfamiliarity.