Where does “bleker” come from?

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

bleker (Old Swedish): pale, whitish

Definitions

  1. pale, whitish

Ancestry of “bleker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebleikrpale, whitish
2Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-osEvery word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz
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