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Where does “blackish” come from?

Blackish comes from Middle English -isch, Old English -isċ, Old Norse bleikr, and Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ-, meaning to shine or burn brightly.

blackish (English): somewhat black

Definitions

  1. somewhat black

Ancestry of “blackish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishishPronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,...
2English-ishTypical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,...
3Middle English-ishAlternative form of -yssh
4Old English-isċ-ish
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “blackish”

  • blackishness
  • blackishly
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