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Where does “blushfulness” come from?

blushfulness (English) comes from English blushful, 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-.

blushfulness (English): The quality of being blushful

Definitions

  1. The quality of being blushful

Ancestry of “blushfulness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblushfulFull of blushes
2EnglishblushAn act of blushing; a red glow on the face caused...
3Middle Englishblusshen—
4Old Englishblysċanto be red; shine
5Proto-Germanicblaskijaną—
6Proto-Germanicblasǭtorch; burning candle; torch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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