Where does “blikken” come from?

blikken (Scots) comes from Old Norse blíkja, from Proto-Germanic blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blikken (Scots): To turn pale; To blight; fade

Definitions

  1. To turn pale; To blight; fade

Ancestry of “blikken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblíkja—
2Proto-Germanicblīkanąto gleam; shine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīkaną →