Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗White or pale; without colour. · Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in. · Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform. · Abject; absolute; complete; downright; sheer; utter.
From Middle English blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from Anglo-Norman blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from Old French blanc, feminine blanche, from Frankish *blank (“gleaming, white, blinding”), from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“white, bright, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”). Akin to Old High German blanch (“shining, bright, white”) (German blank), Old English blanc (“white, grey”), blanca (“white steed”), Spanish blanco. More at blink, blind, blanch. Doublet of blanc.
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This page abbreviates 5 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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"Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.",
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"Abject; absolute; complete; downright; sheer; utter."
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