Where does “blinkaną” come from?

blinkaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blinkaną (Proto-Germanic): to shine, glitter, twinkle; to blink, wink

Definitions

  1. to shine, glitter, twinkle; to blink, wink

Ancestry of “blinkaną”, step by step

blinkaną traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic blīkaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblīkanąto gleam; shine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Proto-Indo-European bʰli-n-ǵ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰli-n-ǵ-—

Words derived from “blinkaną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīkaną →