Where does “blekpenni” come from?

blekpenni (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.

blekpenni (Icelandic): fountain pen

Definitions

  1. fountain pen

Ancestry of “blekpenni”, step by step

blekpenni 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 penni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpennia pen
2Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
3Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →