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.

blekerd (Dutch): rosé, strongly associated with the German...

Definitions

  1. rosé, strongly associated with the German...

Ancestry of “blekerd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbleekpale; bleak; bleach
2Middle Dutchblêecpale, colourless
3Old Dutchblēk—
4Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
5Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
7Proto-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 →