Where does “blikować” come from?

blikować (Polish) comes from Polish blik, from German blick, from Middle High German blic, from Old High German blik, from Proto-Germanic blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blikować (Polish): to leak light

Definitions

  1. to leak light

Ancestry of “blikować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishblikimpasto paint
2Germanblicksingular imperative of blicken
3Middle High Germanblic—
4Old High Germanblik—
5Proto-Germanicblīkanąto gleam; shine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīkaną →