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[–]butterferret12 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

From what I can find, Black does, technically come from proto-indo-european Blac, from which both blanc (shiny, bright) and blæc (dark, burnt) derived. It originally meant something closer to 'lacking color'. In the 16th century there was a shift in the definition towards something dark or 'burnt'.

[–]beermeem 2 insightful - 5 fun2 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

You mean we use a photo-indo-european language here? In America? Well, I never...