Where does “blicken” come from?
blicken (Middle High German) comes from Old High German blicchen, from Proto-West Germanic blik, from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.
Ancestry of “blicken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | blicchen | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | blik | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bliką | shine; look; metal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |
Words derived from “blicken”