Where does “wiþblawan” come from?

wiþblawan (Old English) comes from Old English wiþ, from Old English wiþer, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

wiþblawan (Old English): to blow away; to strain at

Definitions

  1. to blow away; to strain at

Ancestry of “wiþblawan”, step by step

wiþblawan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wiþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiþagainst, opposite; along, towards; with
2Old Englishwiþertoward, against; again, against; against, in...
3Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
4Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →