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Where does “blazingstar” come from?

blazingstar (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-.

blazingstar (English): Any of the plant of the genus "Mentzelia", native...

Definitions

  1. Any of the plant of the genus "Mentzelia", native...

Ancestry of “blazingstar”, 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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