Where does “Blähton” come from?
Blähton (German) comes from German blähen, from Middle High German blæjen, from Old High German blāen, from Proto-West Germanic blāan, from Proto-Germanic blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Blähton (German): expanded clay lightweight aggregate made by heating clay
Definitions
- expanded clay lightweight aggregate made by heating clay
Ancestry of “Blähton”, step by step
Blähton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German blähen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blähen | to cause flatulation |
| 2 | Middle High German | blæjen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | blāen | — |
| 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- | — |
via German tōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tōn | clay |
| 2 | Middle High German | tōn | — |
| 3 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |