Where does “blick” come from?

blick (German) comes from Middle High German blic, from Old High German blik, from Proto-Germanic blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blick (German): singular imperative of blicken

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of blicken

Ancestry of “blick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanblic—
2Old High Germanblik—
3Proto-Germanicblīkanąto gleam; shine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blick”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīkaną →