Blew
/bluː/noun
Past tense of blow, meaning to move air or cause air to move, or to burst/explode in some contexts.
Did you know?Blew is the past tense of an ancient Germanic verb for “to blow” or “to breathe,” ultimately tracing back to the same deep root as words for breath and living air.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰleu-
“to swell, grow, or be inflated”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*blōaną
“to blow, breathe”
Old English
OE
blāwan
“to blow, breathe, exhale”
Middle English
ME
blēw
“past tense of blow”
Modern English
English
blew
“past tense of blow”