Where does “blækklat” come from?

blækklat (Danish) comes from Danish blæk, 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.

blækklat (Danish): blob, smudge of ink

Definitions

  1. blob, smudge of ink

Ancestry of “blækklat”, step by step

blækklat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish blæk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishblækink
2Old Englishblæcblack; ink
3Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Danish klat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishklat—
2Serbo-Croatianklȁtito slaughter, butcher
3Proto-Slavickòltito stab, to sting; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →