Where does “blozen” come from?

blozen (Dutch) comes from Proto-Slavic blaznъ, from Proto-Slavic blaznь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

blozen (Dutch): to blush, to flush

Definitions

  1. to blush, to flush

Ancestry of “blozen”, step by step

blozen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic blaznъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicblaznъtempting, seductive
2Proto-Slavicblaznьbait
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

via Middle Dutch blosen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchblosen—
2Proto-Germanicblus-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic blaznь →Every word from Proto-Slavic blaznъ →