Where does “blek” come from?

blek (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic blik, from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

Ancestry of “blek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicblik—
2Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “blek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bliką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blik →