Where does “deyðableikur” come from?

deyðableikur (Faroese) comes from Faroese bleikur, from Old Norse bleikr, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

deyðableikur (Faroese): to be of a livid or cadaveric shade

Definitions

  1. to be of a livid or cadaveric shade

Ancestry of “deyðableikur”, step by step

deyðableikur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese bleikur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebleikurpale
2Old Norsebleikrpale, whitish
3Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Faroese deyð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesedeyð—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →