Where does “bleke” come from?

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

bleke (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of blek; plural of blek; to...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “bleke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bleke

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-osEvery word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz
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