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English word bless comes from Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350) bleschen, Proto-Indo-European *bʰlo-to-, Proto-Germanic - isōną, Proto-Germanic *blīþisjōną (To be good, be kind, be joyful.)
bleschen (Middle Dutch)
*bʰlo-to- (Proto-Indo-European)
to gush, spurt
- isōną (Proto-Germanic)
*blīþisjōną (Proto-Germanic)
To be good, be kind, be joyful.
blisscen (Middle Dutch)
*blōþą (Proto-Germanic)
Blood.
blissian (Old English)
(intransitive) to rejoice; be glad. (transitive) to gladden; make happy; cause (someone) to rejoice; delight.
*blōþisōną (Proto-Germanic)
To mark with blood.
blētsian, blēdsian (Old English)
blēdsian (Old English)
blissen (Middle English)
bless (English)
(Perl, _, programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.. (archaic) To secure, defend, or preserve from.. (obsolete) To wave; to brandish.. To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.. To make something blessed; to confer blessing upon.. To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (oneself).. To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.