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
Ancestry of “bleikur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | bleikr | pale, whitish |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blaikaz | pale, white |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵ-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |