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Where does “blēstuz” come from?

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

blēstuz (Proto-Germanic): blast, burst of wind, breeze

Definitions

  1. blast, burst of wind, breeze

Ancestry of “blēstuz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blēstuz”

  • blast
  • blasting
  • blaster
  • counterblast
  • sandblast
  • blasthole
  • blastoff
  • airblast
  • sandblaster
  • blastpipe
  • windblast
  • blasty
  • blastproof
  • backblast
  • thunderblast
  • blastwave
  • whirlblast
  • fireblast
  • blastment
  • nematoblast
  • microblasting
  • antiblast
  • reblast
  • beblast
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