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English word origin

Etymology of blasé

Borrowed from French blasé (“blasé, jaded”), past participle of blaser (“to blunt, dull”), from Middle Dutch blâsen (“to blow, sound, brag”), from Old Dutch *blāsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan (“to blow”), from Pro

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Unimpressed, indifferent, especially because of overfamiliarity.

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Borrowed from French blasé (“blasé, jaded”), past participle of blaser (“to blunt, dull”), from Middle Dutch blâsen (“to blow, sound, brag”), from Old Dutch *blāsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan (“to blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to blow; to bleat, cry”). Cognate with German blasen (“to blow”), English blaze (“to blow”), English blast.

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  • Borrowed-form mentionblaséfr · blasé, jaded
  • Derivation mentionblâsendum · to blow, sound, brag
  • Derivation mention*blāsanodt
  • Derivation mention*blāsangmw-pro · to blow
  • Derivation mention*bʰleh₁-ine-pro · to blow; to bleat, cry
  • Cognate mentionblasende · to blow
  • Cognate mentionblazeen · to blow
  • Cognate mentionblasten
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