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Where does “blushet” come from?

blushet (English) comes from English et, from Middle English et, from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

blushet (English): A modest girl

Definitions

  1. A modest girl

Ancestry of “blushet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishetand; simple past tense and past participle of eat
2Middle Englishet—
3Old Englishæteating; at a certain place; at a certain time
4Proto-Turkicātname
5Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →