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Indogermanisches Etymologisches Woerterbuch [Pokorny] :

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Record number: 220

Root / lemma: bh(e)la:g-

English meaning: weak, ridiculous

German meaning: etwa `schlaff, albern'?

Material: *bhla:g- oder *bhlo:g- in wruss. bl/a/hyj `schlecht, ha"s|lich' (darauslett. bla:gs, lit. blo~gas `kraftlos, schwach' entlehnt), bl/az^ic/ `tollen', grruss. blago/j `starrko"pfig, ha"s|lich', dial. blaz^no/j `dumm', poln. bl/agi `schlecht, nichts wert'; kaum zu gr. , Hes. , da das slav. Wort auf schwere, das griech. auf leichte Basis weist; s. unter (s)p(h)elg-.

    Hierher (offenbar mit expressiver Gemination) aber lat. flaccus `schlaff'.

References: WP. II 183 f. , 680, WH. I 507 f.

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