Where does “bleaching” come from?
Bleaching comes from Middle English bleche, Old English blǣċ, Proto-Germanic blaikijaną, and Proto-Indo-European bʰel- and bʰleh₃-, meaning to make pale or white.
bleaching (English): present participle of bleach; The process of...
Definitions
- present participle of bleach; The process of...
Ancestry of “bleaching”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bleach | Pale; bleak; To treat with bleach, especially so... |
| 2 | Middle English | bleche | — |
| 3 | Old English | blǣċ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blaikaz | pale, white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵ-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |
Words derived from “bleaching”