Where does “blanksteg” come from?

blanksteg (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.

blanksteg (Swedish): whitespace, space

Definitions

  1. whitespace, space

Ancestry of “blanksteg”, step by step

blanksteg 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 steg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstega step
2Old Norsestigstep, pace; step; degree, rank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *blank →