Where does “falkeblikk” come from?
falkeblikk (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.
falkeblikk (Norwegian Nynorsk): acute and attentive gaze
Definitions
- acute and attentive gaze
Ancestry of “falkeblikk”, step by step
falkeblikk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk blikk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Norwegian Nynorsk falk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | falk | a falcon, all birds in the genus "Falco", most... |
| 2 | Old Norse | falkr | falcon; hawk |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | falkô | falcon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 5 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |