Where does “blazen” come from?
blazen (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.
blazen (English): To set ablaze; To be ablaze
Definitions
- To set ablaze; To be ablaze
Ancestry of “blazen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Blaze | A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light |
| 2 | Middle English | blasen | To blaze; to be alight or flaming with intensity;... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |