blinken
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈblɪŋkə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to shine, to glitter (reflect light)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch blinken 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
- blink English
- blink-eyed English
- blinker English
- blinkest English
- blinketh English
- blinkie English
- blinkle English
- blinkless English
- blinky English
- eyeblink English
- iceblink English
- interblink English
- landblink English
- moonblink English
- snowblink English
- sunblink English
- blinken German
- uit Dutch, Flemish
- uitblinken Dutch, Flemish
- verblinken Dutch, Flemish
- blinke Norwegian Bokmål
- *blinkaną Proto-Germanic
- *blincan Old English
- blynken Middle English
- blinke Danish
- blinken Middle Dutch
- blyîntchi Norman
- blénken Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *blinkan Old Dutch
- blinken Middle Low German
- blinka Old Frisian