Where does “blekerd” come from?
blekerd (Dutch) comes from Dutch bleek, 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.
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Ancestry of “blekerd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | bleek | pale; bleak; bleach |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | blêec | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | blēk | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blaik | pale, white |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blaikaz | pale, white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵ-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |