Where does “blessa” come from?
blessa (French) comes from French blesser, from Middle French blesser, from Old French blecier, from Frankish blētjan, from Proto-West Germanic blaitijan, from Proto-West Germanic blait, from Proto-Germanic blaitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyd-.
blessa (French): third-person singular past historic of blesser
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of blesser
Ancestry of “blessa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | blesser | to wound, to injure; to hurt one's feelings, to... |
| 2 | Middle French | blesser | to hurt; to injure |
| 3 | Old French | blecier | to hurt; to injure |
| 4 | Frankish | blētjan | to bruise |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blaitijan | to bruise; discolour |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | blait | pale, discolored |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blaitaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyd- | pale, pallid |
| 9 | Old English | blēaþ | gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; gentle, shy,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | blauþuz | weak, feeble, emaciated; lacking, void, naked;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mlew- | — |