Where does “blase” come from?

blase (Middle English) comes from Old English blase, from Proto-West Germanic blasā, from Proto-Germanic blasǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blase (Middle English): A fire or burning, especially referring to its...

Definitions

  1. A fire or burning, especially referring to its...

Ancestry of “blase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblasetorch; blaze
2Proto-West Germanicblasāblaze, flame; torch, lamp
3Proto-Germanicblasǭtorch; burning candle; torch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blase”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blasǭ →