Where does “fagurblár” come from?

fagurblár (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic blár, from Old Norse blár, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

fagurblár (Icelandic): azure, the colour of the sky, as blue as the sky

Definitions

  1. azure, the colour of the sky, as blue as the sky

Ancestry of “fagurblár”, step by step

fagurblár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicblárblue
2Old Norseblárblue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black,...
3Old Norsebee
4Proto-Germanicbiją
5Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Icelandic fagur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfagurbeautiful, fair
2Old Norsefagror; beautiful
3Proto-Germanicfagrazsuitable, fitting, appropriate, nice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ḱ-to fasten, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭEvery word from Proto-Germanic biją