Where does “raddblær” come from?

raddblær (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic blær, from Old Norse blær, from Proto-Germanic blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

raddblær (Icelandic): inflection, intonation, tone of voice

Definitions

  1. inflection, intonation, tone of voice

Ancestry of “raddblær”, step by step

raddblær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicblærgentle breeze; atmosphere, aura
2Old Norseblærgentle breeze, gust of wind
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 rödd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicröddvoice; part
2Old Norserǫddvoice, sound
3Proto-Germanicrazdōvoice; sound
4Proto-Indo-Europeanres-to shout, speak; to shout, speak; voice, speech,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →
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