Where does “blinker” come from?
blinker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål blinke, 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-.
blinker (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of blink; present of blinke
Definitions
- indefinite plural of blink; present of blinke
Ancestry of “blinker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | blinke | to flash, glint, sparkle, twinkle, wink, blink |
| 2 | German | blinken | to blink; to indicate |
| 3 | Middle Low German | blinken | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blinkaną | to shine, glitter, twinkle; to blink, wink |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blīkaną | to gleam; shine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |