Where does “bleikansikt” come from?
bleikansikt (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.
bleikansikt (Norwegian Nynorsk): paleface
Definitions
- paleface
Ancestry of “bleikansikt”, step by step
bleikansikt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English paleface
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paleface | A white person; a person of European descent |
| 2 | English | pale | Light in color; Having a pallor; Feeble, faint |
| 3 | Middle English | pale | — |
| 4 | Old French | pal | — |
| 5 | Latin | pālus | swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |