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Where does “blushful” come from?

blushful (English) comes from English blush, from Middle English blusshen, from Old English blysċan, from Proto-Germanic blaskijaną, from Proto-Germanic blasǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blushful (English): Full of blushes

Definitions

  1. Full of blushes

Ancestry of “blushful”, step by step

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-—

Words derived from “blushful”

  • blushfully
  • blushfulness
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