Where does “glassblåser” come from?

glassblåser (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-.

glassblåser (Norwegian Bokmål): a glassblower

Definitions

  1. a glassblower

Ancestry of “glassblåser”, step by step

glassblåser 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 glass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålglassglass; a glass; a small container, such as a jar...
2Middle Low Germanglasglass
3Old Saxonglasglass
4Proto-West Germanicglasglass
5Proto-Germanicglasąglass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →