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

blakaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European bʰlegos

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

via Proto-Indo-European bhleg-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch

Words derived from “blakaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlegos →