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Where does “blaken” come from?

blaken (German) comes from Middle Low German blaken, from Old Dutch blakon, from Proto-Germanic blakōną.

blaken (German): to burn turbulently or with a lot of smoke and...

Definitions

  1. to burn turbulently or with a lot of smoke and...

Ancestry of “blaken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanblaken—
2Old Dutchblakon—
3Proto-Germanicblakōną—

Words derived from “blaken”

  • blakig
  • blake
Every word from Proto-Germanic blakōną →