Where does “blowpipe” come from?
Blowpipe comes from English blow and pipe, with blow deriving from Middle English blowe, Old English blāw, Proto-Germanic blēwaz, and Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
blowpipe (English): a narrow tube through which a jet of air is...
Definitions
- a narrow tube through which a jet of air is...
Ancestry of “blowpipe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | blow | To produce an air current; To propel by an air... |
| 2 | Middle English | blowe | Alternative form of blowen |
| 3 | Old English | blōwan | to bloom, blossom |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blōan | to bloom, to flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |