Where does “blissen” come from?

blissen (English) comes from English Bliss, from Middle English bliss, from Old English bliss, from Old English blīds, from Proto-West Germanic blīþisi, from Proto-West Germanic blīþī, from Proto-Germanic blīþiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlī-.

blissen (English): To make blissful or happy; fill with or impart...

Definitions

  1. To make blissful or happy; fill with or impart...

Ancestry of “blissen”, step by step

blissen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bliss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBlissoriginating as a nickname
2Middle Englishbliss—
3Old Englishblissjoy
4Old Englishblīds—
5Proto-West Germanicblīþisihappiness
6Proto-West Germanicblīþīhappy
7Proto-Germanicblīþizserene, mild; pleasant, pleasing, delightful,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlī-light, pleasant, fine; light, fine, pleasant
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via English en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Old English blissian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblissianto rejoice; be glad; to gladden; make happy;...
2Proto-West Germanicblīþisōnto be good, be kind, be joyful
3Proto-West Germanic-isōn—
4Proto-Germanic-isōnąCreates denominatives from adjectives or nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- →