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OverLord2011 [107]
3 years ago
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Why is the color blue named blue and who named it ????

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Anit [1.1K]3 years ago
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Answer:

The first recorded use of the word as a color term in Old English dates to ca. AD 700. The modern English word blue comes from Middle English bleu or blewe, from the Old French bleu, a word of Germanic origin, related to the Old High German word blao. In heraldry, the word azure is used for blue.

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Paladinen [302]3 years ago
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"The modern English word blue comes from Middle English bleu or blewe, from the Old French bleu, a word of Germanic origin, related to the Old High German word blao (meaning shimmering, lustrous). In heraldry, the word azure is used for blue." according to Wikipedia

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