Where does “mørkeblå” come from?

mørkeblå (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.

mørkeblå (Danish): navy blue, dark blue, deep blue

Definitions

  1. navy blue, dark blue, deep blue

Ancestry of “mørkeblå”, step by step

mørkeblå 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 mørk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmørkdark
2Old Norsemyrkrdark, murky
3Proto-Germanicmerkuzdark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →