Where does “bleikandlet” come from?

bleikandlet (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English paleface, from English pale, from Middle English pale, from Old French pal, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

bleikandlet (Norwegian Nynorsk): paleface

Definitions

  1. paleface

Ancestry of “bleikandlet”, step by step

bleikandlet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English paleface

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpalefaceA white person; a person of European descent
2EnglishpaleLight in color; Having a pallor; Feeble, faint
3Middle Englishpale
4Old Frenchpal
5Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
6Proto-Italicpākslos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Norwegian Nynorsk andlet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskandletface
2Old Norseandlitface, countenance
3Old Norseand-opposite, against, towards; hostile, adverse
4Germanic*anda-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Norwegian Nynorsk bleik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbleikpale
2Old Norsebleikrpale, whitish
3Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-
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