Etymology

blowable

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Today it means: Capable of being blown or blown away; that can be subjected to blowing. Full definition →

English blow ← Middle English blowen ← Old English blāwan
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₁-
  3. Proto-Germanic*blēaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*blāan
  5. Old Englishblāwan
  6. Middle Englishblowen
  7. Englishblow
  8. English todayblowable

From blow + -able.

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