Where does “hríðarbylur” come from?

hríðarbylur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bylur, from Old Norse bylr, from Proto-Germanic blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

hríðarbylur (Icelandic): blizzard

Definitions

  1. blizzard

Ancestry of “hríðarbylur”, step by step

hríðarbylur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bylur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbylursnowstorm, blizzard
2Old Norsebylr—
3Proto-Germanicblēanąto blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Icelandic hríð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichríðstorm, especially a snowstorm
2Old Norsehríðstorm, snowstorm
3Proto-GermanichrīþōA sudden onset; attack; A seizure; fit; A storm
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →