- bhleiq-
- bhleiq-English meaning: to shineDeutsche Übersetzung: “glänzen”Note: extension from bhlē̆ i- (: bhel-) ds., as bhlē̆ iĝ -.Material: O.E. bǣ lge (*blaigi̯ōn-) “ gudgeon (type of freshwater fish) “; mnl. M.L.G. blei(g) and bleger, Ger. Bleihe, Blei “fish names “; besides M.H.G. blicke “ carp “, Ger. Blicke (Nor. dial. blekka, Ger. Blecke “dace (*white fish)” from the e-root bhleg-?); in other meaning change (‘shine : glance, look”) O.Ice. blīgr “ looking staringly and rigidly “, blīgja ‘stare” In addition Russ. blëknutь “bleach, fade, wither, wilt”, blëklyj ‘sallow, paled, faint, languid, wilted; faded, flaccid, withered “, blëkotъ “ fool’s parsley, Aethusa cynapium “, Pol. blaknąć “ fade, expire “.References: WP. II 211.
Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary. 2015.