Where does “blinklys” come from?
blinklys (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål blink, 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-.
blinklys (Norwegian Bokmål): a flashing light; an indicator or turn signal
Definitions
- a flashing light; an indicator or turn signal
Ancestry of “blinklys”, step by step
blinklys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål blink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | blink | a target, bullseye; lightning; imperative of... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | blinke | to flash, glint, sparkle, twinkle, wink, blink |
| 3 | German | blinken | to blink; to indicate |
| 4 | Middle Low German | blinken | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blinkaną | to shine, glitter, twinkle; to blink, wink |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blīkaną | to gleam; shine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål lys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lys | light; fair, blonde; fair |
| 2 | Danish | lys | light; bright; fair, blond |
| 3 | Old Danish | liūs | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | ljós | a burning light; light of the sun |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leuhsą | light |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk-so-m | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |