Where does “blancet” come from?

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

blancet (Old French): a blanket, a white woolen cloth

Definitions

  1. a blanket, a white woolen cloth

Ancestry of “blancet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblancawhite horse
2Proto-West Germanicblankbright, shining
3Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blankaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blank →