Where does “blähen” come from?

blähen (German) comes 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-.

blähen (German): to cause flatulation

Definitions

  1. to cause flatulation

Ancestry of “blähen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanblæjen—
2Old High Germanblāen—
3Proto-West Germanicblāanto blow
4Proto-Germanicblēanąto blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blähen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →