Where does “blævængur” come from?
blævængur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic blær, from Old Norse blær, from Proto-Germanic blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blævængur (Icelandic): a handheld fan
Ancestry of “blævængur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | blær | gentle breeze; atmosphere, aura |
| 2 | Old Norse | blær | gentle breeze, gust of wind |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blēaną | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |