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Where does “airblast” come from?

airblast (English) comes from English BLAST, from Middle English blast, from Old English blǣst, from Proto-Germanic blēstuz, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

airblast (English): A sudden rush of air in a confined space ...

Definitions

  1. A sudden rush of air in a confined space ...

Ancestry of “airblast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBLASTAn algorithm which compares similarities between...
2Middle EnglishblastA blast; a sudden and forceful motion of wind;...
3Old Englishblǣstwindgust; blowing, blast
4Proto-Germanicblēstuzblast, burst of wind, breeze
5Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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