Where does “fingurbjargarblóm” come from?

fingurbjargarblóm (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic blóm, from Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fingurbjargarblóm (Icelandic): common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

Definitions

  1. common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

Ancestry of “fingurbjargarblóm”, step by step

fingurbjargarblóm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blóm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicblóma flower
2Old Norseblómflower
3Proto-Germanicblōmôflower
4Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Icelandic fingurbjörg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfingurbjörgthimble
2Icelandicbjörgaid, rescue, help
3Old Norsebjǫrgsalvation
4Old Norsebjargato save
5Proto-Germanicberganąto take care of; to preserve, to keep; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →