Where does “himinblár” come from?

himinblár (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.

himinblár (Icelandic): sky-blue

Definitions

  1. sky-blue

Ancestry of “himinblár”, step by step

himinblár 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 himinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichiminna sky, the heavens; heaven, paradise
2Old Norsehiminnthe heavens, sky; heaven, paradise
3Proto-Germanichiminazcloud cover; sky
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →