Where does “blik” come from?

blik (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German blick, from Old Saxon blikan, from Proto-West Germanic blīkan, from Proto-Germanic blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “blik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanblick—
2Old Saxonblikanto shine; to appear
3Proto-West Germanicblīkanto shine
4Proto-Germanicblīkanąto gleam; shine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīkaną →