Where does “bleike” come from?

bleike (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bleik, from Old Norse bleikr, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

bleike (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of bleik; plural of bleik; to...

Definitions

  1. definite singular of bleik; plural of bleik; to...

Ancestry of “bleike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbleikpale; imperative of bleike
2Old Norsebleikrpale, whitish
3Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “bleike”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →