Where does “blast” come from?

blast (Middle English) comes from Old English blǣst, from Proto-Germanic blēstuz, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blast (Middle English): A blast; a sudden and forceful motion of wind;...

Definitions

  1. A blast; a sudden and forceful motion of wind;...

Ancestry of “blast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblǣstwindgust; blowing, blast
2Proto-Germanicblēstuzblast, burst of wind, breeze
3Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blast”

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