Where does “dagblað” come from?
dagblað (Faroese) comes from Faroese blað, from Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
dagblað (Faroese): daily newspaper
Definitions
- daily newspaper
Ancestry of “dagblað”, step by step
dagblað traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese blað
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | blað | leaf; sheet, page; newspaper |
| 2 | Old Norse | blað | a leaf of a plant; herb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |