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
Ancestry of “bleich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | bleih | pale, white |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | blaik | pale, white |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blaikaz | pale, white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵ-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |
Words derived from “bleich”