Etymology of the English word black
the English word
blackderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*blak-Derivations in English
blackjack,
blaxsploitation,
blackjack,
antiblack,
blackacre,
blackball,
blackbead,
blackbeetle,
blackboard,
blackcap,
blackcod,
blackdamp,
blackface,
blackfellow,
blackfire,
blackhead,
blackheart,
blacking,
blacklist,
blackly,
blackmail,
blackpatch,
blackplate,
blackwater,
blackweed,
blackwork,
boneblack,
lampblack,
shoeblack,
blackfin,
blackfish,
blacksnake,
blacktongue,
blacktop,
bootblack,
blacken,
blackness,
blacksmith,
blackcock,
blackout,
blackberry,
blackthorn,
blaxploitation,
nonesuch,
blackbird,
blackedCognates
Dutch
bleek, German
bleich, Icelandic
bleikur, Swedish
blekUsage
Word found in Modern English
