Where does “blick” come from?

blick (Low German) comes from Middle Low German bleck, from Old Saxon blek, from Proto-West Germanic blik, from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

Ancestry of “blick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbleck—
2Old Saxonblek—
3Proto-West Germanicblik—
4Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “blick”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bliką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blik →