Where does “bleaken” come from?

bleaken (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

bleaken (English): To become bleak

Definitions

  1. To become bleak

Ancestry of “bleaken”, step by step

bleaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English bleak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbleakWithout color; pale; pallid; Desolate and...
2Middle Englishblekesmall river fish, bleak, blay
3Old Englishblǣċ—
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →