Where does “blanko” come from?
blanko (German) comes from Italian bianco, from Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz, from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
blanko (German): unprinted, unlined of paper
Definitions
- unprinted, unlined of paper
Ancestry of “blanko”, step by step
blanko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bianco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bianco | white; blank; linen |
| 2 | Latin | blancus | white |
| 3 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |