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Where does “blāc” come from?

blāc (Old English) comes from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

blāc (Old English): shining, white, pale; bleak, pale, pallid, wan,...

Definitions

  1. shining, white, pale; bleak, pale, pallid, wan,...

Ancestry of “blāc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-ianForms verbs from nouns and adjectives
2Old English-ōjan—
3Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
4Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “blāc”

  • black
  • male
  • mail
  • Black
  • blacksmith
  • mailed
  • blackboard
  • mailbox
  • blackmail
  • Blackwood
  • voicemail
  • bleaching
  • maleness
  • bleach
  • mailman
  • blacker
  • mailer
  • blackguard
  • blackmailer
  • blackish
  • airmail
  • blacking
  • mailroom
  • mailbag
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