Where does “blikkfang” come from?
blikkfang (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk blikk, from Low German blick, from Middle Low German bleck, from Old Saxon blek, from Proto-West Germanic blik, from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.
blikkfang (Norwegian Nynorsk): an eye-catcher
Ancestry of “blikkfang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | blikk | a glance, look |
| 2 | Low German | blick | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bleck | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | blek | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blik | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bliką | shine; look; metal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |