Proto-Germanic

*blīþiz

‘pleasant, pleasing, delightful, friendly’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *blīþiz.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz, most familiar first.

• bliss ← blīþs ← *blīþisi ← *blīþī
• blissful ← blisful ← blisse ← blīds ← *blīþisi
• blithe ← blīþe ← *blīþī
• blithely ← blythely ← blīþelīċe ← blīþe ← *blīþī
• unblithe ← unblīþe ← blīþe ← *blīþī

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *blīþiz