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Where does “bleka” come from?

bleka (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish blēkia, from Old Norse bleikja, from Proto-Germanic blaikijaną, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

bleka (Swedish): the fish pollock; to bleach; to make whiter or...

Definitions

  1. the fish pollock; to bleach; to make whiter or...

Ancestry of “bleka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishblēkia—
2Old Norsebleikjato bleach
3Proto-Germanicblaikijanąto bleach, to make pale, to whiten
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “bleka”

  • blekare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →