Where does “blåserør” come from?

blåserør (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-.

blåserør (Norwegian Bokmål): a blowpipe general, blowgun

Definitions

  1. a blowpipe general, blowgun

Ancestry of “blåserør”, step by step

blåserør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål blåse

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

via Norwegian Bokmål rør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrørpipe, tube; cane; mess
2Middle Low Germanrōder—
3Old Saxonrōthar—
4Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →