Where does “blæsan” come from?

blæsan (Old English) comes from Old English blæse, from Proto-West Germanic blasā, from Proto-Germanic blasǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blæsan (Old English): to blow

Definitions

  1. to blow

Ancestry of “blæsan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishblæseAlternative form of blase
2Proto-West Germanicblasāblaze, flame; torch, lamp
3Proto-Germanicblasǭtorch; burning candle; torch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blasǭ →