Where does “blær” come from?

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

blær (Icelandic): gentle breeze; atmosphere, aura

Definitions

  1. gentle breeze; atmosphere, aura

Ancestry of “blær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblærgentle breeze, gust of wind
2Proto-Germanicblēanąto blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blær”

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