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

Definitions

  1. a handheld fan

Ancestry of “blævængur”, step by step

blævængur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicblærgentle breeze; atmosphere, aura
2Old Norseblærgentle breeze, gust of wind
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 vængur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvængura wing
2Old Norsevængrwing
3Proto-Germanicwēngijaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →