Where does “blanca” come from?

blanca (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz, from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.

blanca (Old English): white horse

Definitions

  1. white horse

Ancestry of “blanca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblankbright, shining
2Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch

Words derived from “blanca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blankaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blank →