myEtymology.com: English etymology of bluish

Etymology of the English word bluish

the English word bluish

derived from the English word blue

derived from the Old French word bleu

derived from the Medieval Latin word blavus (blue)

derived from the Frankish root *blao

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *blæwaz

using the English suffix -ish