Where does “lungnabláæð” come from?

lungnabláæð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bláæð, 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.

lungnabláæð (Icelandic): pulmonary vein

Definitions

  1. pulmonary vein

Ancestry of “lungnabláæð”, step by step

lungnabláæð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bláæð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbláæðvein
2Icelandicblárblue
3Old Norseblárblue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black,...
4Old Norsebýbee
5Proto-Germanicbiją—
6Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Icelandic lunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclungalung
2Old Norselungalung
3Proto-Germaniclungôlung
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →