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Where does “blakaz” come from?

blakaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰlegos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleg- — to burn, shine.

blakaz (Proto-Germanic): burnt; black, swart

Definitions

  1. burnt; black, swart

Ancestry of “blakaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlegos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleg-to burn, shine

Words derived from “blakaz”

  • black
  • male
  • mail
  • Black
  • blacksmith
  • mailed
  • blackboard
  • mailbox
  • blackmail
  • Blackwood
  • voicemail
  • blacker
  • maleness
  • blackguard
  • mailman
  • blackish
  • mailer
  • blackmailer
  • Blakely
  • blacking
  • airmail
  • mailroom
  • Blackbeard
  • blackjack
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