Where does “blekkja” come from?
blekkja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse blekkja, from Proto-Germanic blankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.
blekkja (Icelandic): to fool, deceive
Ancestry of “blekkja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | blekkja | to beat, mistreat; to deceive; to impose upon |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blankijaną | to shine, to blink, to flash; to cheat, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |
Words derived from “blekkja”