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
- definite singular of blek; plural of blek; to...
Ancestry of “bleke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | blek | pale; imperative of bleke |
| 2 | Old Norse | bleikr | pale, whitish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blaikaz | pale, white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵ-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |
Words derived from “bleke”