Where does “ブランケット” come from?
ブランケット (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.
ブランケット (Japanese): a blanket
Definitions
- a blanket
Ancestry of “ブランケット”, step by step
ブランケット traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blanket
| 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 |
via French blanquette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | blanquette | A variety of white grapes; A type of summer white... |
| 2 | Provençal | blanqueto | — |