Where does “blake” come from?
blake (German) comes from German blaken, from Middle Low German blaken, from Old Dutch blakon, from Proto-Germanic blakōną.
blake (German): inflection of blaken:
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Definitions
- inflection of blaken:
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Ancestry of “blake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | blaken | to burn turbulently or with a lot of smoke and... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | blaken | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | blakon | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blakōną | — |