Where does “bjúgaldin” come from?

bjúgaldin (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aldin, from Old Norse aldin — fruit of a tree.

bjúgaldin (Icelandic): banana

Definitions

  1. banana

Ancestry of “bjúgaldin”, step by step

bjúgaldin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic aldin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaldinfruit
2Old Norsealdinfruit of a tree

via Icelandic bjúgur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbjúguredema, oedema
Every word from Old Norse aldin →Every word from Icelandic aldin →