Where does “blåskjell” come from?
blåskjell (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål blå, from Old Norse blár, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
blåskjell (Norwegian Bokmål): <br>; blue mussel, common mussel
Definitions
- <br>; blue mussel, common mussel
Ancestry of “blåskjell”, step by step
blåskjell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål blå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | blå | blue |
| 2 | Old Norse | blár | blue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | bý | bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biją | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bijǭ | bee |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
via Norwegian Bokmål skjell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skjell | <br>; a mussel, shell; a scale |
| 2 | Old Norse | skel | shell |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |