Where does “sûfflier” come from?

sûfflier (Norman) comes from Old French sufler, from Latin sufflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

sûfflier (Norman): to whistle

Definitions

  1. to whistle

Ancestry of “sûfflier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsuflerto blow; to breathe
2Latinsufflōto blow, puff up, inflate
3Latinflōto breathe, blow
4Proto-Italicflāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “sûfflier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- →