Where does “blayen” come from?

blayen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch blāien, from Proto-West Germanic blāan, from Proto-Germanic blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blayen (Middle Dutch): to blow; to flutter, to wave in the wind; to...

Definitions

  1. to blow; to flutter, to wave in the wind; to...

Ancestry of “blayen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchblāien—
2Proto-West Germanicblāanto blow
3Proto-Germanicblēanąto blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →