Where does “blæse” come from?
blæse (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic blasā, from Proto-Germanic blasǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blæse (Old English): Alternative form of blase
Definitions
- Alternative form of blase
Ancestry of “blæse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | blasā | blaze, flame; torch, lamp |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blasǭ | torch; burning candle; torch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “blæse”