Where does “blaikijaną” come from?

blaikijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

blaikijaną (Proto-Germanic): to bleach, to make pale, to whiten

Definitions

  1. to bleach, to make pale, to whiten

Ancestry of “blaikijaną”, step by step

blaikijaną traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic blaikaz

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

via Proto-Indo-European bʰel-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blaikijaną”

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