Where does “blå” come from?

blå (Danish) comes from Old Danish bla, from Old Norse blár, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

blå (Danish): blue; n blue

Definitions

  1. blue; n blue

Ancestry of “blå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishblablue
2Old Norseblárblue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black,...
3Old Norsebee
4Proto-Germanicbiją
5Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “blå

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭEvery word from Proto-Germanic biją