Where does “inblawan” come from?

inblawan (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-.

inblawan (Old English): to inspire, breathe upon, inflate, puff up

Definitions

  1. to inspire, breathe upon, inflate, puff up

Ancestry of “inblawan”, step by step

inblawan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English blāwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblāwanto blow, breathe, inflate, sound
2Proto-West Germanicblāanto blow
3Proto-Germanicblēanąto blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Old English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
2Proto-West Germanic*in—
3Proto-Germanicinin; into
4Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “inblawan”

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