Where does “antiblush” come from?
antiblush (English) comes from English blush, from Middle English blusshen, from Old English blysċan, from Proto-Germanic blaskijaną, from Proto-Germanic blasǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
antiblush (English): Preventing blushing
Definitions
- Preventing blushing
Ancestry of “antiblush”, step by step
antiblush traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blush
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blush | An act of blushing; a red glow on the face caused... |
| 2 | Middle English | blusshen | — |
| 3 | Old English | blysċan | to be red; shine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blaskijaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blasǭ | torch; burning candle; torch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |