Where does “blēk” come from?

blēk (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

Ancestry of “blēk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
2Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “blēk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →