Where does “bleg” come from?

bleg (Danish) comes from Danish blege, from Old Norse bleikja, from Proto-Germanic blaikijaną, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

bleg (Danish): pale, pallid; imperative of blege

Definitions

  1. pale, pallid; imperative of blege

Ancestry of “bleg”, step by step

bleg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish blege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishblegedefinite of bleg; plural of bleg; to bleach
2Old Norsebleikjato bleach
3Proto-Germanicblaikijanąto bleach, to make pale, to whiten
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Old Danish blek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishblek—
2Old Norsebleikrpale, whitish

Words derived from “bleg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →