Where does “bleik” come from?

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

bleik (Norwegian Nynorsk): pale

Definitions

  1. pale

Ancestry of “bleik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebleikrpale, whitish
2Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “bleik”

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