Where does “nonblanching” come from?
nonblanching (English) comes from English blanching, from English blanch, from Old French blanchir, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
nonblanching (English): Not blanching
Definitions
- Not blanching
Ancestry of “nonblanching”, step by step
nonblanching traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blanching
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blanching | present participle of blanch; The act by which... |
| 2 | English | blanch | To grow or become white; To take the color out... |
| 3 | Old French | blanchir | |
| 4 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 5 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 6 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |