Where does “blench” come from?

blench (Middle English) comes from Old English blenċan, from Proto-Germanic blankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

blench (Middle English): A deceit; a trick

Definitions

  1. A deceit; a trick

Ancestry of “blench”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblenċanto deceive, cheat
2Proto-Germanicblankijanąto shine, to blink, to flash; to cheat, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “blench”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blankijaną →Every word from Old English blenċan →