Where does “blemish” come from?
Blemish comes from Middle English blemisshen, from Old French blemir, from Frankish blesmijan.
blemish (English): A small flaw which spoils the appearance of...
Definitions
- A small flaw which spoils the appearance of...
Ancestry of “blemish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | blemisshen | — |
| 2 | Old French | blemir | — |
| 3 | Frankish | blesmijan | — |
| 4 | Frankish | blasmi | pale |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blasaz | white, pale |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “blemish”