Where does “blánker” come from?

blánker (Scanian) comes from Old Norse blankr, from Middle Low German blank, from Old Saxon blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz, from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.

blánker (Scanian): bright, shining, glossy

Definitions

  1. bright, shining, glossy

Ancestry of “blánker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblankr—
2Middle Low Germanblank—
3Old Saxonblank—
4Proto-Germanic*blank—
5Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
6Proto-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 Proto-Germanic *blank →
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