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

Definitions

  1. to deceive, cheat

Ancestry of “blenċan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblankijanąto shine, to blink, to flash; to cheat, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “blenċan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blankijaną →