Etymograph

English

fever blister

From fever + blister, likely for an association with fever or other illness.

A compound of fever + blister

Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- ‘to burn’

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Proto-Italic *feɣʷris

Latin febris ‘a fever’

Old English fefer

Middle English fever

English fever

Old French blostre

Middle English blister

English blister

Today it means

noun A cold sore, an outbreak of vesicles caused by herpes simplex viral infection, especially when recurring during another illness that causes fever.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fever blister