English
emblaze
From em- + blaze.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to shine, be white’
Proto-Germanic *blasǭ ‘torch’
Proto-West Germanic *blasā ‘blaze, flame’
Old English blæse ‘firebrand, torch, lamp, flame’
Middle English blase
English blaze
Today it means
verb To kindle; set ablaze.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / emblaze