Where does “blāsan” come from?
blāsan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic blāsan, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blāsan (Old High German): to blow
Definitions
- to blow
Ancestry of “blāsan”, step by step
blāsan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic blāsan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | blāsan | to blow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blēsaną | to blow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Proto-Germanic *blāsan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *blāsan | — |