myEtymology.com: English etymology of ablaze

Etymology of the English word ablaze

the English word ablaze

derived from the English word a-

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

derived from the English word blaze

derived from the English word blase

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *blaes-an

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *blason