Where does “blake” come from?
blake (English) comes from Middle English blac, from Old English blāc, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
blake (English): Pale; wan; sallow; yellow; To become pale
Definitions
- Pale; wan; sallow; yellow; To become pale
Ancestry of “blake”, step by step
blake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English blac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | blac | Alternative form of blak; pale, wan |
| 2 | Old English | blāc | shining, white, pale; bleak, pale, pallid, wan,... |
| 3 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 4 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |