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
- To blow; to produce a current of air; To...
Ancestry of “blowen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | blōwan | to bloom, blossom |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | blōan | to bloom, to flower |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
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