Where does “blæst” come from?

blæst (Danish) comes from Old Norse blástr, from Proto-Germanic blēstuz, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blæst (Danish): wind; windy weather; barmy

Definitions

  1. wind; windy weather; barmy

Ancestry of “blæst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblástrblast; breath, blow
2Proto-Germanicblēstuzblast, burst of wind, breeze
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 “blæst”

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