Where does “blekansikte” come from?

blekansikte (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.

blekansikte (Swedish): a paleface (white person (as a purported designation by Native Americans))

Definitions

  1. a paleface (white person (as a purported designation by Native Americans))

Ancestry of “blekansikte”, step by step

blekansikte 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 ansikte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishansiktea face; front side of the head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-osEvery word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz