bleach

bleach
{{11}}bleach (n.) "act of bleaching," 1887; "a bleaching agent," 1898, probably directly from BLEACH (Cf. bleach) (v.). The Old English noun blæce meant "leprosy;" Late O.E. also had blæco "paleness," and M.E. had blech "whitening or bleaching agent."
{{12}}bleach (v.) O.E. blæcan "bleach, whiten," from P.Gmc. *blaikjan "to make white" (Cf. O.S. blek, O.N. bleikr, Du. bleek, O.H.G. bleih, Ger. bleich "pale;" O.N. bleikja, Du. bleken, Ger. bleichen "to bleach"), from PIE root *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn" (Cf. Skt. bhrajate "shines;" Gk. phlegein "to burn;" L. flamma "flame," fulmen "lightning," fulgere "to shine, flash," flagrare "to burn;" O.C.S. belu "white;" Lith. balnas "pale"). The same root probably produced BLACK (Cf. black); perhaps because both black and white are colorless, or because both are associated with burning. Related: Bleached; bleaching.

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