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Where does “blowan” come from?

blowan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic blōan, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blowan (Old English): to bloom, blossom

Definitions

  1. to bloom, blossom

Ancestry of “blowan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblōanto bloom, to flower
2Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blowan”

  • geblowan
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