Where does “träblåsinstrument” come from?
träblåsinstrument (Swedish) comes from Swedish trä, from Old Norse tré, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
träblåsinstrument (Swedish): a woodwind instrument
Definitions
- a woodwind instrument
Ancestry of “träblåsinstrument”, step by step
träblåsinstrument traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish trä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trä | wood; a tree; Short for slagträ |
| 2 | Old Norse | tré | tree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 4 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via Swedish blåsinstrument
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blåsinstrument | wind instrument |
| 2 | Swedish | blåsa | a bleb, a bubble; a bladder, a vesica; a blister,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | blása | to blow; to blow with the mouth; to set in motion... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blēsaną | to blow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |