Where does “blāster” come from?

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

Ancestry of “blāster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblástrblast; breath, blow
2Proto-Germanicblēstuzblast, burst of wind, breeze
3Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blāster”

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