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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *blinkēn-, *blinkatjan-; *blanka-
Meaning: squint, twinkle
Old Norse: { blakk-r 'fahl' (bes. vom Pferd') }
Norwegian: dial. blengja 'scheel sehen, schielen'
Swedish: blänga 'drohende Blicke werfen, glotzen'
Old English: blanc
English: blink
Middle Dutch: blanc; blinken
Dutch: blank; blinken
Middle Low German: blank; blinken
Old High German: blanc 'hell, glänzend, weiss(lich)' (10.Jh.)
Middle High German: { blinken }; blinzen, blinzeln wk. 'blinzeln'; blanc 'blinkend, weiss glänzend, schön'
German: blank, blinze(l)n, bair. blinkezen 'flimmern'
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Proto-IE: *bhlenk-, -g-
Meaning: to twinkle, to shimmer
Russ. meaning: светиться, мерцать
References: WP II, 215
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Proto-Baltic: *blink-s-ē̂-, *blin̂k-t-jā̂- vb., *blañk- vb. inch., *blañk-u- adj.
Meaning: shimmer
Lithuanian: blinksḗti, blìnkčiōti 'schimmern, glänzen, leuchten', blañkti 'blass, bleich werden, verblassen, Farbe verleren', blankù- 'bleich, blass, matt'
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