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Where does “blær” come from?

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

blær (Old Norse): gentle breeze, gust of wind

Definitions

  1. gentle breeze, gust of wind

Ancestry of “blær”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blær”

  • blær
  • blævængur
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