Where does “gráblika” come from?

gráblika (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic blika, from Proto-West Germanic blīkan, from Proto-Germanic blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

gráblika (Icelandic): altostratus

Definitions

  1. altostratus

Ancestry of “gráblika”, step by step

gráblika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicblikaa cirrostratus, a rain cloud; a veil of clouds; n
2Proto-West Germanicblīkanto shine
3Proto-Germanicblīkanąto gleam; shine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Icelandic grár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrárgrey, gray
2Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīkaną →