Where does “bleck” come from?

bleck (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon blek, from Proto-West Germanic blik, from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

Ancestry of “bleck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonblek—
2Proto-West Germanicblik—
3Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “bleck”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bliką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blik →