Where does “bleikja” come from?
bleikja (Icelandic) comes 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.
bleikja (Icelandic): a pale colour; light clay; char , especially...
Definitions
- a pale colour; light clay; char , especially...
Ancestry of “bleikja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | bleikja | to bleach |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blaikijaną | to bleach, to make pale, to whiten |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blaikaz | pale, white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵ-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |