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Where does “bloweth” come from?

Bloweth comes from Middle English blowe, Old English blāw, Proto-Germanic -iþō, and Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, meaning to swell or inflate.

bloweth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “bloweth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblowTo produce an air current; To propel by an air...
2Middle EnglishbloweAlternative form of blowen
3Old Englishblōwanto bloom, blossom
4Proto-West Germanicblōanto bloom, to flower
5Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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