Where does “タオルケット” come from?
タオルケット (Japanese) comes from English blanket, from Middle English blanket, from Old French blanquette, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
タオルケット (Japanese): a type of bed linen resembling a large beach...
Definitions
- a type of bed linen resembling a large beach...
Ancestry of “タオルケット”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blanket | A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and... |
| 2 | Middle English | blanket | — |
| 3 | Old French | blanquette | — |
| 4 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 5 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 6 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |