Where does “bleikr” come from?

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

bleikr (Old Norse): pale, whitish

Definitions

  1. pale, whitish

Ancestry of “bleikr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “bleikr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →