Proto-West Germanic

*blīþī

‘happy’

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

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

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

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *blīþī