Where does “marmorbleikur” come from?
marmorbleikur (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.
marmorbleikur (Faroese): marble pale
Ancestry of “marmorbleikur”, step by step