Where does “wachsbleich” come from?

wachsbleich (German) comes from German bleich, from Middle High German bleich, from Old High German bleih, from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

wachsbleich (German): waxen, waxy

Definitions

  1. waxen, waxy

Ancestry of “wachsbleich”, step by step

wachsbleich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bleich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbleichpale, pallid
2Middle High Germanbleichpale
3Old High Germanbleihpale, white
4Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
5Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via German Wachs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWachswax; cere
2Middle High Germanwahswax
3Old High Germanwahswax
4Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →