Where does “blåseinstrument” come from?
blåseinstrument (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål blåse, from Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blåseinstrument (Norwegian Bokmål): a wind instrument
Definitions
- a wind instrument
Ancestry of “blåseinstrument”, step by step
blåseinstrument traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål blåse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | blåse | to blow |
| 2 | Old Norse | blása | to blow; to blow with the mouth; to set in motion... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blēsaną | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål instrument
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | instrument | an instrument |