blinken
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to shine, to glitter (reflect light)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch *blinkan inherited from Proto-Germanic *blinkaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*blinkaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blinken Dutch, Flemish
- uitblinken Dutch, Flemish
- verblinken Dutch, Flemish
- *blinkaną Proto-Germanic
- *blincan Old English
- *blinkan Old Dutch
- blinken Middle Low German
- blinka Old Frisian