Where does “blæk” come from?

blæk (Danish) comes from Old English blæc, from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

blæk (Danish): ink

Definitions

  1. ink

Ancestry of “blæk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblæcblack; ink
2Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
3Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “blæk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →