Where does “blak” come from?

blak (Middle English) comes from Old English blæc, from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

blak (Middle English): black; black-haired; dark, blackish

Definitions

  1. black; black-haired; dark, blackish

Ancestry of “blak”, step by step

blak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English blæc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblæcblack; ink
2Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
3Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Middle English heaved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishheavedAlternative form of heed
2Old Englishhēafodhead; top; source, origin; chief, leader;...
3Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

Words derived from “blak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →