Where does “blekking” come from?
blekking (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic blekkja, from Old Norse blekkja, from Proto-Germanic blankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.
blekking (Icelandic): deception
Definitions
- deception
Ancestry of “blekking”, step by step
blekking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic blekkja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | blekkja | to fool, deceive |
| 2 | Old Norse | blekkja | to beat, mistreat; to deceive; to impose upon |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blankijaną | to shine, to blink, to flash; to cheat, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |
via Icelandic ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ing | — |