Where does “inblowen” come from?
inblowen (Middle English) comes from Old English inblāwan, from Old English blāwan, from Proto-West Germanic blāan, from Proto-Germanic blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “inblowen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | inblāwan | to inspire, breathe upon, inflate, puff up |
| 2 | Old English | blāwan | to blow, breathe, inflate, sound |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | blāan | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blēaną | to blow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |