Where does “blown” come from?
Blown comes from Middle English blawen, from Old English blāwan, from Proto-Germanic blēaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, a root meaning to swell or blow.
blown (English): distended, swollen or inflated; panting and out...
Definitions
- distended, swollen or inflated; panting and out...
Ancestry of “blown”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | blawen | Alternative form of blowen |
| 2 | Old English | blāƿen | — |
| 3 | Old English | blāwan | to blow, breathe, inflate, sound |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blāan | to blow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blēaną | to blow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |