Where does “blāwan” come from?

blāwan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic blāan, from Proto-Germanic blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blāwan (Old English): to blow, breathe, inflate, sound

Definitions

  1. to blow, breathe, inflate, sound

Ancestry of “blāwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblāanto blow
2Proto-Germanicblēanąto blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blāwan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →