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Where does “blǣċan” come from?

blǣċan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *blaikijan, from Proto-Germanic blaikijaną, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

blǣċan (Old English): to bleach, whiten

Definitions

  1. to bleach, whiten

Ancestry of “blǣċan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*blaikijan—
2Proto-Germanicblaikijanąto bleach, to make pale, to whiten
3Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “blǣċan”

  • blechen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →