Where does “öskubylur” come from?

öskubylur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bylur, from Old Norse bylr, from Proto-Germanic blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

öskubylur (Icelandic): blizzard, snowstorm

Definitions

  1. blizzard, snowstorm

Ancestry of “öskubylur”, step by step

öskubylur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bylur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbylursnowstorm, blizzard
2Old Norsebylr—
3Proto-Germanicblēanąto blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Icelandic aska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaskaashes, ash; indefinite accusative plural of...
2Old Norseaskaashes, ash
3Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →