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Where does “bláur” come from?

bláur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse blár, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bláur (Faroese): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “bláur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bláur”

  • ljósabláur
  • blá
  • blágráur
  • myrkabláur
  • dimmbláur
  • blágrýti
  • bláber
  • bládepla
  • fjallabládepla
  • læknabládepla
  • blágrønur
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