Where does “bleike” come from?

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

bleike (Norwegian Nynorsk): to bleach; definite singular of bleik; plural of...

Definitions

  1. to bleach; definite singular of bleik; plural of...

Ancestry of “bleike”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bleike

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ-