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Where does “blåser” come from?

blåser (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-.

blåser (Norwegian Bokmål): present of blåse; wind instrument player

Definitions

  1. present of blåse; wind instrument player

Ancestry of “blåser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålblåseto blow
2Old Norseblásato blow; to blow with the mouth; to set in motion...
3Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blåser”

  • treblåser
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →