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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | blek | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | blik | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bliką | shine; look; metal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |