Where does “blautur” come from?

blautur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse blautr, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.

blautur (Icelandic): wet, damp; boozy

Definitions

  1. wet, damp; boozy

Ancestry of “blautur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblautrwet; weak
2Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelEvery word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-Every word from Proto-Germanic blautaz
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