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Where does “blāan” come from?

blāan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blāan (Proto-West Germanic): to blow

Definitions

  1. to blow

Ancestry of “blāan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blāan”

  • blow
  • blown
  • blowing
  • blows
  • blowpipe
  • overblown
  • whistleblowing
  • windblown
  • bloweth
  • deathblow
  • blowback
  • blowtorch
  • blowhole
  • blowdown
  • blowhard
  • blowgun
  • blowy
  • blowfish
  • glassblowing
  • unblown
  • handblown
  • counterblow
  • ablow
  • overblow
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