Where does “blaze” come from?

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

blaze (Yola): faggot

Definitions

  1. faggot

Ancestry of “blaze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishblaseA fire or burning, especially referring to its...
2Old Englishblasetorch; blaze
3Proto-West Germanicblasāblaze, flame; torch, lamp
4Proto-Germanicblasǭtorch; burning candle; torch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic blasǭ