Where does “blick” come from?

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

blick (Swedish): look; glance; gaze

Definitions

  1. look; glance; gaze

Ancestry of “blick”, 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-—

Words derived from “blick”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīkaną →