Where does “trailblazing” come from?
trailblazing (English) comes from English blazing, from English blaze, from Middle English blase, from Old English blase, from Proto-West Germanic blasā, from Proto-Germanic blasǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
trailblazing (English): Resembling a trailblazer; innovative or...
Definitions
- Resembling a trailblazer; innovative or...
Ancestry of “trailblazing”, step by step
trailblazing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blazing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blazing | present participle of blaze; Very fast; Sexually... |
| 2 | English | blaze | A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing... |
| 3 | Middle English | blase | A fire or burning, especially referring to its... |
| 4 | Old English | blase | torch; blaze |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blasā | blaze, flame; torch, lamp |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blasǭ | torch; burning candle; torch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English trail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trail | To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something) |
| 2 | Middle English | trailen | to hang loosely, drag along, drag away |
| 3 | Old French | trailler | to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | tragulare | to drag |
| 5 | Latin | trāgula | a javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum) |