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French word blesser comes from Proto-Indo-European *bhlAid-, Proto-Germanic *-janą, and later Proto-Germanic *blaitaz (Pale, discolored.)
*bhlAid- (Proto-Indo-European)
*-janą (Proto-Germanic)
Derives causatives from basic strong verbs, with a sense of 'cause to do (the action of the verb)'. The stem vowel of the derived verb becomes that of the singular past tense, and the final consonant becomes the voiced Verner alternant.. Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives from adjectives. Creates stative verbs either directly from roots or from other verbs.
*blaitaz (Proto-Germanic)
Pale, discolored.
*blaitijaną (Proto-Germanic)
To bruise; discolour.
*blētjan (Frankish)
blecier (Old French)
(transitive) to hurt; to injure.
blesser (Middle French)
To hurt; to injure.
blesser (French)
(figuratively) to hurt someone's feelings, to offend. (reflexive) to injure oneself. To wound, to injure.