Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light. · Intense, direct light accompanied with heat. · A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing. · A bursting out, or active display of any quality.
From Middle English blase, from Old English blæse, blase (“firebrand, torch, lamp, flame”), from Proto-West Germanic *blasā, from Proto-Germanic *blasǭ (“torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine, be white”). Cognate with Low German blas (“burning candle, torch, fire”), Middle High German blas (“candle, torch, flame”).
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- Root classification mention*bʰel- (shiny)ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionblaseenm
- Inherited-form mentionblæseang
- Inherited-form mention*blasāgmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*blasǭgem-pro · torch
- Derivation mention*bʰel-ine-pro · to shine, be white
- Cognate mentionblasnds · burning candle, torch, fire
- Cognate mentionblasgmh · candle, torch, flame
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