Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blinkaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

From Pre-Germanic *bʰli-n-ǵ-, a nasal-infix present formed from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”) (whence also Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (“to gleam, shine”)).

*blinkaną

1. to shine, glitter, twinkle
2. to blink, wink

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• *blankaz
• *blankijaną

• Proto-West Germanic: *blinkan
  • Old English: *blincan
    • Middle English: blenken, blynken
      • English: blink
        • → Norman: blyîntchi
      • Scots: blink, blenk
  • Old Frisian: *blinka
    • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: blinkje (weak verb) (possibly from Low German)
    • West Frisian: blinke (strong verb) (possibly from Dutch)
  • Old Saxon: *blinkan
    • Middle Low German: blinken (weak verb)
      • German Low German: blinken
      • → German: blinken
        • → Norwegian: blinke
        • → Swedish: blinka; (possibly also blänka)
        • → Danish: blinke
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: blinkeren
        • German Low German: blinkern
  • Old Dutch: *blinkan
    • Middle Dutch: blinken (weak verb)
      • Dutch: blinken (strong verb)
        • Afrikaans: blink