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Where does “blēsaną” come from?

blēsaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blēsaną (Proto-Germanic): to blow

Definitions

  1. to blow

Ancestry of “blēsaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blēsaną”

  • blast
  • blasting
  • blase
  • blaster
  • blasé
  • counterblast
  • sandblast
  • blasthole
  • blastoff
  • airblast
  • sandblaster
  • blastpipe
  • windblast
  • blasty
  • blastproof
  • backblast
  • thunderblast
  • blastwave
  • whirlblast
  • fireblast
  • blastment
  • blaseness
  • nematoblast
  • microblasting
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