Where does “forblāwan” come from?
forblāwan (Old English) comes from Old English blāwan, from Proto-West Germanic blāan, from Proto-Germanic blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
forblāwan (Old English): to blow; blow out; inflate
Definitions
- to blow; blow out; inflate
Ancestry of “forblāwan”, step by step
forblāwan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English blāwan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | blāwan | to blow, breathe, inflate, sound |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | blāan | to blow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blēaną | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Old English fōr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | fōr | journey; going, course, journey |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |