Where does “blåøjet” come from?

blåøjet (Danish) comes from Danish blå, 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.

blåøjet (Danish): blue-eyed

Definitions

  1. blue-eyed

Ancestry of “blåøjet”, step by step

blåøjet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish blå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishblåblue; n blue
2Old Danishblablue
3Old Norseblárblue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black,...
4Old Norsebýbee
5Proto-Germanicbiją—
6Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Danish øje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishøjeeye
2Old Danishøghæ—
3Old Norseaugaeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →