Where does “donkelblo” come from?

donkelblo (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish blo, from German Blaumeise, from German Blau, from Middle High German blā, from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.

donkelblo (Luxembourgish): dark blue

Definitions

  1. dark blue

Ancestry of “donkelblo”, step by step

donkelblo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish blo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishbloblue
2GermanBlaumeiseblue tit
3GermanBlauthe colour blue; a particular tone of blue; a...
4Middle High Germanblāblue
5Old High Germanblāoblue, dark, grey; blue; yellow
6Proto-West Germanicblāublue
7Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey

via Luxembourgish donkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishdonkeldark
2Middle High Germandunkel
3Old High Germantunkaldark
4Proto-Germanicdunkalazdark
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʷ-to smoke, fume
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw-Every word from Proto-Germanic blēwazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic blāu