Where does “blæksprutte” come from?

blæksprutte (Danish) comes from Danish blæk, from Old English blæc, from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

blæksprutte (Danish): cuttlefish; squid; octopus

Definitions

  1. cuttlefish; squid; octopus

Ancestry of “blæksprutte”, step by step

blæksprutte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish blæk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishblækink
2Old Englishblæcblack; ink
3Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Danish sprutte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsprutteto sputter
2Middle Englishsprutten—
3Old Englishspryttanto spring, sprout, germinate; to put forth the...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →