Where does “likblek” come from?
likblek (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish lik, from Old Swedish līk, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
likblek (Norwegian Bokmål): deathly pale
Definitions
- deathly pale
Ancestry of “likblek”, step by step
likblek traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lik | like, similar to; like; corpse |
| 2 | Old Swedish | līk | shape, semblance, appearance |
| 3 | Old Norse | lík | leechline; body; leech |
| 4 | Middle Low German | līk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via Swedish blek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blek | pale; livid, pallid, bleak; fictional, mendacious |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål lik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lik | similar, alike; equal; a corpse, body |