Where does “blæsebælg” come from?
blæsebælg (Danish) comes from Danish blæse, 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-.
blæsebælg (Danish): bellows
Definitions
- bellows
Ancestry of “blæsebælg”, step by step
blæsebælg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish blæse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | blæse | to blow; to sound |
| 2 | Old Danish | blæsæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | blása | to blow; to blow with the mouth; to set in motion... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blēsaną | to blow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |