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
Ancestry of “blæse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Danish | blæsæ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | blása | to blow; to blow with the mouth; to set in motion... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blēsaną | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “blæse”