Where does “Bléck” come from?
Bléck (Luxembourgish) 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-.
Bléck (Luxembourgish): look, glance
Ancestry of “Bléck”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | blic | — |
| 2 | Old High German | blik | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blīkaną | to gleam; shine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |