Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “blister” come from?

blister (Middle English) comes from Old French blestre — Alternative form of blostre.

Ancestry of “blister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchblestreAlternative form of blostre

Words derived from “blister”

  • blister
  • blistery
  • blisterlike
  • antiblister
  • blisterfoil
  • beblister
  • blíster
  • blister
Every word from Old French blestre →