Where does “Bleiche” come from?

Bleiche (German) comes from Old High German bleih, from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

Bleiche (German): bleaching; bleach; pallor

Definitions

  1. bleaching; bleach; pallor

Ancestry of “Bleiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbleihpale, white
2Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
3Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “Bleiche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →