Where does “blása” come from?

blása (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blása (Icelandic): to blow

Definitions

  1. to blow

Ancestry of “blása”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblásato blow; to blow with the mouth; to set in motion...
2Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →