Where does “bink” come from?
bink (English) comes from English binky, from English blanket, from Middle English blanket, from Old French blanquette, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
bink (English): A bench
Definitions
- A bench
Ancestry of “bink”, step by step
bink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English binky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | binky | A stuffed animal, pillow, blanket, or toy that a... |
| 2 | English | blanket | A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and... |
| 3 | Middle English | blanket | — |
| 4 | Old French | blanquette | — |
| 5 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 6 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 7 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |