Where does “blöðruselur” come from?

blöðruselur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic blaðra, from Old Norse blaðra, from Proto-Germanic blēdrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n).

blöðruselur (Icelandic): bladdernose, hooded seal

Definitions

  1. bladdernose, hooded seal

Ancestry of “blöðruselur”, step by step

blöðruselur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blaðra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicblaðraballoon; bladder; to blabber, to babble
2Old Norseblaðrabladder
3Proto-Germanicblēdrǭbladder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n)—

via Icelandic selur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicselura seal
2Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
3Proto-Germanicselhazseal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic blēdrǭ →Every word from Old Norse blaðra →