Where does “innblikk” come from?

innblikk (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.

innblikk (Norwegian Nynorsk): insight

Definitions

  1. insight

Ancestry of “innblikk”, step by step

innblikk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk blikk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskblikka glance, look
2Low Germanblick—
3Middle Low Germanbleck—
4Old Saxonblek—
5Proto-West Germanicblik—
6Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Norwegian Nynorsk inn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskinninside, in; in, into
2Old Norseinnin, into; the
3Proto-Germanicinnin, into
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bliką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blik →