Where does “blëcchazzen” come from?

blëcchazzen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

Ancestry of “blëcchazzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “blëcchazzen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-osEvery word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz