Where does “blêec” come from?
blêec (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch blēk, from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.
Ancestry of “blêec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | blēk | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | blaik | pale, white |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blaikaz | pale, white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵ-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |
Words derived from “blêec”