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Where does “bleachery” come from?

bleachery (English) comes from English bleach, from Middle English bleche, from Old English blǣċ, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

bleachery (English): A place or an establishment where bleaching is...

Definitions

  1. A place or an establishment where bleaching is...

Ancestry of “bleachery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbleachPale; bleak; To treat with bleach, especially so...
2Middle Englishbleche—
3Old Englishblǣċ—
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →