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Where does “blusshen” come from?

blusshen (Middle English) comes from Old English blysċan, from Proto-Germanic blaskijaną, from Proto-Germanic blasǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “blusshen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblysċanto be red; shine
2Proto-Germanicblaskijaną—
3Proto-Germanicblasǭtorch; burning candle; torch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blusshen”

  • blush
  • blushing
  • unblushing
  • unblushingly
  • blushingly
  • blusher
  • blushful
  • blushless
  • ablush
  • blushest
  • blushy
  • blushfully
  • blusheth
  • blushworthy
  • outblush
  • blushfulness
  • blushlessly
  • blushlike
  • antiblushing
  • antiblush
  • sunblush
  • blushet
  • blush
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