Where does “endblown” come from?
endblown (English) comes from English blown, from Middle English blawen, from Old English blāƿen, from Old English blāwan, from Proto-West Germanic blāan, from Proto-Germanic blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
endblown (English): Played by directing an airstream against the edge...
Definitions
- Played by directing an airstream against the edge...
Ancestry of “endblown”, step by step
endblown traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blown
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blown | distended, swollen or inflated; panting and out... |
| 2 | Middle English | blawen | Alternative form of blowen |
| 3 | Old English | blāƿen | — |
| 4 | Old English | blāwan | to blow, breathe, inflate, sound |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blāan | to blow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blēaną | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English End
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | End | A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go... |
| 2 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 3 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |