Where does “blushwood” come from?
blushwood (English) comes from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
blushwood (English): Any of various Australian flowering plants in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae
Definitions
- Any of various Australian flowering plants in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae
Ancestry of “blushwood”, step by step
blushwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English blush
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blush | An act of blushing; a red glow on the face caused... |
| 2 | Middle English | blusshen | — |
| 3 | Old English | blysċan | to be red; shine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blaskijaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blasǭ | torch; burning candle; torch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |