Where does “blonk” come from?

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

blonk (Saterland Frisian): bare; naked; shiny; pure

Definitions

  1. bare; naked; shiny; pure

Ancestry of “blonk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianblank—
2Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blankaz →Every word from Old Frisian blank →