Where does “blow” come from?
Blow comes from Middle English blowe, Old English blāw, and Proto-Germanic blēwaz, all deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root bʰel-.
blow (English): To produce an air current; To propel by an air...
Definitions
- To produce an air current; To propel by an air...
Ancestry of “blow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | blowe | Alternative form of blowen |
| 2 | Old English | blōwan | to bloom, blossom |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | blōan | to bloom, to flower |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “blow”