Where does “blinke” come from?

blinke (Danish) comes from German blinken, from Middle Low German blinken, from Proto-Germanic blinkaną, from Proto-Germanic blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blinke (Danish): blink; wink; glint

Definitions

  1. blink; wink; glint

Ancestry of “blinke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblinkento blink; to indicate
2Middle Low Germanblinken—
3Proto-Germanicblinkanąto shine, glitter, twinkle; to blink, wink
4Proto-Germanicblīkanąto gleam; shine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blinke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīkaną →