Where does “bleih” come from?

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

bleih (Old High German): pale, white

Definitions

  1. pale, white

Ancestry of “bleih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
2Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “bleih”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →