Where does “blåhals” come from?

blåhals (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.

blåhals (Danish): bluethroat

Definitions

  1. bluethroat

Ancestry of “blåhals”, step by step

blåhals 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 hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhalsthroat; neck; indefinite genitive singular of hal
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →