Where does “blowen” come from?

blowen (Middle English) comes from Old English blōwan, from Proto-West Germanic blōan, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blowen (Middle English): To blow; to produce a current of air; To...

Definitions

  1. To blow; to produce a current of air; To...

Ancestry of “blowen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblōwanto bloom, blossom
2Proto-West Germanicblōanto bloom, to flower
3Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blowen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →