Where does “blåsa” come from?

blåsa (Swedish) comes from Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blåsa (Swedish): a bleb, a bubble; a bladder, a vesica; a blister,...

Definitions

  1. a bleb, a bubble; a bladder, a vesica; a blister,...

Ancestry of “blåsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblásato blow; to blow with the mouth; to set in motion...
2Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blåsa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →