Where does “blåst” come from?
blåst (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk blåsa, from Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blåst (Norwegian Nynorsk): blowing
Definitions
- blowing
Ancestry of “blåst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | blåsa | Alternative form of blåse |
| 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- | — |