Where does “stoneblowing” come from?
stoneblowing (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-.
stoneblowing (English): The use of a stoneblower to level the sleepers of...
Definitions
- The use of a stoneblower to level the sleepers of...
Ancestry of “stoneblowing”, step by step
stoneblowing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blowing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blowing | present participle of blow; The act of one who... |
| 2 | Middle English | blowynge | Breathing, respiration the movement of air in and out of the mouth |
| 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- | — |
via English Stone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stone | for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from |
| 2 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 3 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 4 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |