Where does “blynken” come from?

blynken (Middle English) comes from Old English blincan, from Proto-Germanic blinkaną, from Proto-Germanic blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “blynken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblincan—
2Proto-Germanicblinkanąto shine, glitter, twinkle; to blink, wink
3Proto-Germanicblīkanąto gleam; shine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blynken”

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