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

blushet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English et

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

via English blush

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblushAn act of blushing; a red glow on the face caused...
2Middle Englishblusshen
3Old Englishblysċanto be red; shine
4Proto-Germanicblaskijaną
5Proto-Germanicblasǭtorch; burning candle; torch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-