Where does “blæc” come from?
blæc (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.
blæc (Old English): black; ink
Ancestry of “blæc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | blaik | pale, white |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blaikaz | pale, white |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵ-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |
Words derived from “blæc”