Where does “blýþungur” come from?

blýþungur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic blý, from Old Norse blý, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

blýþungur (Icelandic): heavy as lead

Definitions

  1. heavy as lead

Ancestry of “blýþungur”, step by step

blýþungur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicblýlead
2Old Norseblýlead
3Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired

via Icelandic þungur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþungurheavy; difficult, hard
2Old Norseþungrheavy
3Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją →