Where does “blekare” come from?

blekare (Swedish) comes from Swedish bleka, 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.

blekare (Swedish): comparative degree of blek; a bleacher, one who...

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of blek; a bleacher, one who...

Ancestry of “blekare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblekathe fish pollock; to bleach; to make whiter or...
2Old Swedishblēkiato bleach
3Old Norsebleikjato bleach
4Proto-Germanicblaikijanąto bleach, to make pale, to whiten
5Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →
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