Where does “bleken” come from?

bleken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch blêken, from Old Dutch blēken, from Proto-Germanic blaikijaną, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

bleken (Dutch): to bleach

Definitions

  1. to bleach

Ancestry of “bleken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchblêkento pale, to become/be white
2Old Dutchblēken—
3Proto-Germanicblaikijanąto bleach, to make pale, to whiten
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →