Where does “blástr” come from?

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

blástr (Old Norse): blast; breath, blow

Definitions

  1. blast; breath, blow

Ancestry of “blástr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblēstuzblast, burst of wind, breeze
2Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blástr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →