Where does “blǣst” come from?

blǣst (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic blēstuz, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blǣst (Old English): windgust; blowing, blast

Definitions

  1. windgust; blowing, blast

Ancestry of “blǣst”, step by step

blǣst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic blēstuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblēstuzblast, burst of wind, breeze
2Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Proto-Germanic blēstaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblēstazblowing, burst of wind
2Proto-Germanicblēanąto blow

Words derived from “blǣst”

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