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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblinkanąto shine, glitter, twinkle; to blink, wink
2Proto-Germanicblīkanąto gleam; shine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blinken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīkaną →