Where does “blæse” come from?

blæse (Danish) comes from Old Danish blæsæ, from Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blæse (Danish): to blow; to sound

Definitions

  1. to blow; to sound

Ancestry of “blæse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishblæsæ—
2Old Norseblásato blow; to blow with the mouth; to set in motion...
3Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blæse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →