Where does “blåshål” come from?
blåshål (Swedish) comes from Swedish blåsa, from Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blåshål (Swedish): a blowhole (on a cetacean)
Definitions
- a blowhole (on a cetacean)
Ancestry of “blåshål”, step by step
blåshål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish blåsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blåsa | a bleb, a bubble; a bladder, a vesica; a blister,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | blása | to blow; to blow with the mouth; to set in motion... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blēsaną | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |