Where does “blåbær” come from?

blåbær (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.

blåbær (Danish): bilberry; blueberry

Definitions

  1. bilberry; blueberry

Ancestry of “blåbær”, step by step

blåbær 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 bær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbærberry; imperative of bære
2Old Danishbær—
3Old Norseberberry
4Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →