Where does “blekbytta” come from?

blekbytta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic blek, from Old English blæc, from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

blekbytta (Icelandic): inkwell

Definitions

  1. inkwell

Ancestry of “blekbytta”, step by step

blekbytta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicblekink; strong coffee
2Old Englishblæcblack; ink
3Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Icelandic bytta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbyttapail; tub
2Old Norsebyttasmall tub, pail, bucket
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →