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Where does “blaas” come from?
blaas (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch blaas, from Middle Dutch blase.
blaas
(Afrikaans): bladder
Definitions
bladder
Ancestry of “blaas”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Dutch
blaas
bladder
2
Middle Dutch
blase
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Words derived from “blaas”
blasie
waterblasie
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