Where does “sandbylur” come from?

sandbylur (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-.

sandbylur (Icelandic): sandstorm (strong wind carrying clouds of sand)

Definitions

  1. sandstorm (strong wind carrying clouds of sand)

Ancestry of “sandbylur”, step by step

sandbylur 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 sandur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsandursand
2Old Norsesandrsand; sandbanks, sands, sandy ground
3Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁- →