Where does “bleichen” come from?
bleichen (German) comes from Middle High German bleichen, from Old High German bleihhen, from Proto-West Germanic *blaikijan, from Proto-Germanic blaikijaną, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.
bleichen (German): to bleach; to fade, to lose colour
Definitions
- to bleach; to fade, to lose colour
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