éblouir

French

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to dazzle

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French esblouir inherited from Old French esbleuir (dazzle) inherited from Latin *exblaudō derived from Frankish *blōthijan derived from Proto-Germanic *blauþijaną (make void, soften, make weak) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlaw- (frightened, weak, timid).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰlaw-

Gloss

frightened, weak, timid

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

弱

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