Where does “bliken” come from?

bliken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch blīcan, from Proto-West Germanic blīkan, from Proto-Germanic blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bliken (Middle Dutch): to shine, to glitter; to appear; to show, to...

Definitions

  1. to shine, to glitter; to appear; to show, to...

Ancestry of “bliken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchblīcanto shine
2Proto-West Germanicblīkanto shine
3Proto-Germanicblīkanąto gleam; shine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bliken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīkaną →