Where does “bleich” come from?

bleich (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bleih, from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

bleich (Middle High German): pale

Definitions

  1. pale

Ancestry of “bleich”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bleich”

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