Where does “Blackamoor” come from?

Blackamoor (English) comes from Old English blæc, from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

Blackamoor (English): A Moor

Definitions

  1. A Moor

Ancestry of “Blackamoor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblæcblack; ink
2Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
3Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
5Proto-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 →
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