Where does “blinken” come from?

blinken (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic blinkaną, from Proto-Germanic blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “blinken”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	blinkaną	to shine, glitter, twinkle; to blink, wink
2	Proto-Germanic	blīkaną	to gleam; shine
3	Proto-Indo-European	bʰel-	to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰōl-	—

Words derived from “blinken”

blink
blinken
blinke
blink
blinke
blinker
blinklys
blink
blinka
blinklys
blinker
blinke
blénken

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