Where does “blenċan” come from?
blenċan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic blankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.
blenċan (Old English): to deceive, cheat
Ancestry of “blenċan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | blankijaną | to shine, to blink, to flash; to cheat, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |