Where does “Mont Blanc” come from?
Mont Blanc (English) comes from French mont Blanc, from French blanc, from Middle French blanc, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
Ancestry of “Mont Blanc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mont Blanc | Mont Blanc |
| 2 | French | blanc | white color; blank, unused; blank, without... |
| 3 | Middle French | blanc | white |
| 4 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 5 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 6 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |