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Where does “blása” come from?

blása (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blása (Old Norse): to blow; to blow with the mouth; to set in motion...

Definitions

  1. to blow; to blow with the mouth; to set in motion...

Ancestry of “blása”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blása”

  • blosis
  • blåsa
  • träblåsinstrument
  • blåsinstrument
  • bleckblåsinstrument
  • treblåseinstrument
  • blåseinstrument
  • oppblåsbar
  • blåse
  • sandblåsing
  • sandblåse
  • treblåser
  • blåser
  • treblåseinstrument
  • blåseinstrument
  • oppblåsbar
  • blåse
  • sandblåsing
  • sandblåse
  • blåst
  • blåsa
  • blæsebælg
  • blæse
  • blæst
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