Where does “blinke” come from?

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

blinke (Norwegian Bokmål): to flash, glint, sparkle, twinkle, wink, blink

Definitions

  1. to flash, glint, sparkle, twinkle, wink, blink

Ancestry of “blinke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblinkento blink; to indicate
2Middle Low Germanblinken—
3Proto-Germanicblinkanąto shine, glitter, twinkle; to blink, wink
4Proto-Germanicblīkanąto gleam; shine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blinke”

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