Where does “unblenchingly” come from?
unblenchingly (English) comes from English unblenching, from English blenching, from English blench, from Old French blanchir, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
unblenchingly (English): In an unblenching manner
Definitions
- In an unblenching manner
Ancestry of “unblenchingly”, step by step
unblenchingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unblenching
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unblenching | unblanching; resolute |
| 2 | English | blenching | present participle of blench |
| 3 | English | blench | To shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn... |
| 4 | Old French | blanchir | |
| 5 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 6 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 7 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |