Where does “blas” come from?

blas (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch blazen, from Middle Dutch blâsen, from Old Dutch blāsan, from Proto-Germanic *blāsan.

blas (Papiamentu): to blow

Definitions

  1. to blow

Ancestry of “blas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchblazento blow; to hiss
2Middle Dutchblâsento blow
3Old Dutchblāsanto blow
4Proto-Germanic*blāsan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *blāsan →Every word from Old Dutch blāsan →Every word from Middle Dutch blâsen →