Where does “blek gråmes” come from?

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

blek gråmes (Swedish): a juniper titmouse

Definitions

  1. a juniper titmouse

Ancestry of “blek gråmes”, step by step

blek gråmes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish blek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblekpale; livid, pallid, bleak; fictional, mendacious
2Old Norsebleikrpale, whitish
3Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Swedish gråmes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgråmestitmouse passerine bird of the genus
2Swedishgrågrey; boring, dull; with a boring appearance
3Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
4Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →