Where does “bleikur” come from?

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

bleikur (Icelandic): pink; pale

Definitions

  1. pink; pale

Ancestry of “bleikur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebleikrpale, whitish
2Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →