Etymology

blowing

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Today it means: The act of one who blows, or that which blows. Full definition →

Middle English blowynge ← Old English blāwende ← Proto-Germanic *blēandz
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blowing · adjective, verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*blēaną“to blow”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*blēandz
  3. Old English · inherited fromblāwende
  4. Middle English · inherited fromblowynge
  5. English todayblowing

From Middle English blowynge, blowende, from Old English blāwende, from Proto-Germanic *blēandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *blēaną (“to blow”), equivalent to blow + -ing.

blowing · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromblāwung“blowing”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromblowynge
  3. English todayblowing

From Middle English blowynge, blowyng, from Old English blāwung (“blowing”), equivalent to blow + -ing.

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