Etymology

blessing

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Today it means: Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward. Full definition →

Middle English blessinge ← Old English blētsung
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromblētsung
  2. Middle English · inherited fromblessinge
  3. English todayblessing

From Middle English blessinge, blessynge, from Old English blētsung, blēdsung (“a blessing”), equivalent to bless + -ing.

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