Where does “blase” come from?

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

blase (Old English): torch; blaze

Definitions

  1. torch; blaze

Ancestry of “blase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblasāblaze, flame; torch, lamp
2Proto-Germanicblasǭtorch; burning candle; torch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-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 →