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
- to blow; to flutter, to wave in the wind; to...
Ancestry of “blayen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | blāien | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | blāan | to blow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blēaną | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |