Where does “fjólublár” come from?

fjólublár (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.

fjólublár (Icelandic): purple, violet

Definitions

  1. purple, violet

Ancestry of “fjólublár”, step by step

fjólublár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blár

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

via Icelandic fjóla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfjólaviolet
2Old Norsefjóla—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →