Where does “blankhet” come from?

blankhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish blank, 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.

blankhet (Swedish): shine

Definitions

  1. shine

Ancestry of “blankhet”, step by step

blankhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish blank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblankreflective, shiny; smooth
2Middle Low Germanblank—
3Old Saxonblank—
4Proto-Germanic*blank—
5Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch

via Swedish het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhethot; having a very high temperature; hot;...
2Old Swedishhēterhot
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- →