Where does “heiðblár” come from?

heiðblár (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.

heiðblár (Icelandic): sky blue, azure

Definitions

  1. sky blue, azure

Ancestry of “heiðblár”, step by step

heiðblár 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 heið

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheiðclear sky
2Proto-Celtic*sasyosrye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →