Where does “blohsn” come from?

blohsn (East Central German) comes from Middle High German blāsen, from Old High German blāsan, from Proto-West Germanic blāsan, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blohsn (East Central German): to blow

Definitions

  1. to blow

Ancestry of “blohsn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanblāsen—
2Old High Germanblāsanto blow
3Proto-West Germanicblāsanto blow
4Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →