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Where does “blank” come from?

blank (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic blankaz, from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.

blank (Proto-West Germanic): bright, shining

Definitions

  1. bright, shining

Ancestry of “blank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch

Words derived from “blank”

  • lankata
  • lankki
  • lankkipoika
  • lankkaus
  • kenkälankki
  • blanksteg
  • blank
  • blankhet
  • blanca
  • blank
  • blank
  • blank
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