Where does “bleek” come from?

bleek (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch blêec, from Old Dutch blēk, from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

bleek (Dutch): pale; bleak; bleach

Definitions

  1. pale; bleak; bleach

Ancestry of “bleek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchblêecpale, colourless
2Old Dutchblēk—
3Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “bleek”

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