Where does “blásýra” come from?

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

blásýra (Icelandic): hydrocyanic acid, prussic acid

Definitions

  1. hydrocyanic acid, prussic acid

Ancestry of “blásýra”, step by step

blásýra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicblárblue
2Old Norseblárblue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black,...
3Old Norsebýbee
4Proto-Germanicbiją—
5Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Icelandic sýra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsýraacid; sour whey; acid, LSD
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →