Where does “Liisblii” come from?

Liisblii (Alemannic German) comes from Westrobothnian blii, from Old Norse blígja, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

Liisblii (Alemannic German): pencil

Definitions

  1. pencil

Ancestry of “Liisblii”, step by step

Liisblii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Westrobothnian blii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WestrobothnianbliiTo stare
2Old Norseblígjastare
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Estonian Liis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianLiisa short form of Eliisabet or Elisabeth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Old Norse blígja →Every word from Westrobothnian blii →