Where does “blaken” come from?

blaken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch blāken, from Old Dutch blakon, from Proto-Germanic blakōną.

blaken (Dutch): to scorch, blaze; to be extremely good, to be...

Definitions

  1. to scorch, blaze; to be extremely good, to be...

Ancestry of “blaken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchblākento burn
2Old Dutchblakon—
3Proto-Germanicblakōną—

Words derived from “blaken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic blakōną →Every word from Old Dutch blakon →Every word from Middle Dutch blāken →
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