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Where does “blasǭ” come from?

blasǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blasǭ (Proto-Germanic): torch; burning candle; torch

Definitions

  1. torch; burning candle; torch

Ancestry of “blasǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blasǭ”

  • blazing
  • blush
  • blaze
  • blushing
  • ablaze
  • blazer
  • unblushing
  • unblushingly
  • blushingly
  • trailblazer
  • trailblazing
  • blusher
  • blazingly
  • blushful
  • blazered
  • emblaze
  • blazeth
  • blushless
  • ablush
  • blushest
  • blushy
  • blushfully
  • blusheth
  • outblaze
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