Where does “verblassen” come from?

verblassen (German) comes from German blass, from Middle High German blas — candle, torch, flame.

verblassen (German): to fade

Definitions

  1. to fade

Ancestry of “verblassen”, step by step

verblassen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German blass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblasspale
2Middle High Germanblascandle, torch, flame

via German en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanen—

via German ver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanver—
Every word from Middle High German blas →Every word from German blass →