Etymograph

English

fireblast

From fire + blast.

A compound of fire + blast

Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥

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Proto-Germanic *fuïr

Proto-West Germanic *fuir

Old English fȳr ‘fire’

Middle English fyr

English fire

Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-

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Proto-Germanic *blēstuz ‘blowing, blast’

Proto-West Germanic *blāstu ‘blowing’

Old English blǣst ‘blowing, blast’

Middle English blast ‘a blast’

English blast

Today it means

noun A fiery explosion.

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

Etymograph / fireblast