Where does “bleke” come from?

bleke (Middle English) comes from Old English blǣċ, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

bleke (Middle English): small river fish, bleak, blay

Definitions

  1. small river fish, bleak, blay

Ancestry of “bleke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblǣċ—
2Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “bleke”

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