Where does “belgjastör” come from?
belgjastör (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic belgur, from Old Norse belgr, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
belgjastör (Icelandic): grass-like sedge (Carex panicea)
Definitions
- grass-like sedge (Carex panicea)
Ancestry of “belgjastör”, step by step
belgjastör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic belgur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | belgur | skin, hide, pelt; skin, skinbag; bellows |
| 2 | Old Norse | belgr | the skin taken off whole; a skin-bag, skin-case;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | balgiz | bag |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Proto-Indo-European stōr-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | stōr- | big, bulky |