Where does “glassblowing” come from?
glassblowing (English) comes from English blowing, from Middle English blowynge, from Middle English blowen, from Old English blōwan, from Proto-West Germanic blōan, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
glassblowing (English): The art of making objects from molten glass,...
Definitions
- The art of making objects from molten glass,...
Ancestry of “glassblowing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | blowing | present participle of blow; The act of one who... |
| 2 | Middle English | blowynge | — |
| 3 | Middle English | blowen | To blow; to produce a current of air; To... |
| 4 | Old English | blōwan | to bloom, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blōan | to bloom, to flower |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |