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
- A fire or burning, especially referring to its...
Ancestry of “blase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | blase | torch; blaze |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | blasā | blaze, flame; torch, lamp |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blasǭ | torch; burning candle; torch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “blase”