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Where does “blazeless” come from?

blazeless (English) comes from English Blaze, from Middle English blasen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

blazeless (English): Without a blaze

Definitions

  1. Without a blaze

Ancestry of “blazeless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBlaze—
2Middle EnglishblasenTo blaze; to be alight or flaming with intensity;...
3Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
4Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
5Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
6Proto-Norse-īna-—
7Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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