Where does “blackwall” come from?

blackwall (English) comes from English Black, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz, from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.

blackwall (English): A tyre/tire with black sidewalls

Definitions

  1. A tyre/tire with black sidewalls

Ancestry of “blackwall”, step by step

blackwall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Black

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBlackAlternative letter-case form of black
2Old Frenchblancwhite
3Late Latinblancuswhite
4Frankishblankbright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,...
5Proto-Germanic*blank
6Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch

via English Wall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWallThe Berlin Wall
2Middle EnglishwallAlternative form of wale
3Old Englishweallwall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine
4Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
5Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhleg-Every word from Proto-Germanic blankazEvery word from Proto-Germanic *blank