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Where does “blazingly” come from?

blazingly (English) comes from English blazing, from English blaze, from Middle English blase, from Old English blase, from Proto-West Germanic blasā, from Proto-Germanic blasǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blazingly (English): With or like a blaze; bright and fiery; Extremely...

Definitions

  1. With or like a blaze; bright and fiery; Extremely...

Ancestry of “blazingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishblazingpresent participle of blaze; Very fast; Sexually...
2EnglishblazeA fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing...
3Middle EnglishblaseA fire or burning, especially referring to its...
4Old Englishblasetorch; blaze
5Proto-West Germanicblasāblaze, flame; torch, lamp
6Proto-Germanicblasǭtorch; burning candle; torch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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