Where does “blaster” come from?
blaster (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 “blaster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | blástr | blast; breath, blow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blēstuz | blast, burst of wind, breeze |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blēsaną | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |