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BLASTEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
An acronym of Basic Local Alignment Search Tool.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗blastEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Inherited from Middle English blast, from Old English blǣst (“blowing, blast”), from Proto-West Germanic *blāstu, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz (“blowing, blast”). Cognate with West Frisian blast (“blast”), dialectal Dutch blast (“stubborn intent, drumming”), obsolete German Blast (“wind, blowing”), German blasen (“to blow”), Dutch blazen (“to blow”), Danish blæst (“wind”), French blaser (“to blunt, dull”). More at blow.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗blastEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Inherited from Middle English blasten, from Old English blǣstan (“to blow, blast”), from Proto-West Germanic *blēstijan, from Proto-Germanic *blēstijaną. Possibly related to Middle High German blesten (“to stand out, plop, splash”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗blastEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Inherited from Middle English blasten, from Old English blǣstan (“to blow, blast”), from Proto-West Germanic *blēstijan, from Proto-Germanic *blēstijaną. Possibly related to Middle High German blesten (“to stand out, plop, splash”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗blastEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βλᾰστός (blăstós, “germ or sprout”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗blastEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
From BLAST (“Basic Local Alignment Search Tool”, acronym).
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