Where does “blåsyre” come from?

blåsyre (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.

blåsyre (Norwegian Bokmål): hydrocyanic acid, prussic acid

Definitions

  1. hydrocyanic acid, prussic acid

Ancestry of “blåsyre”, step by step

blåsyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål blå

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

via Norwegian Bokmål syre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsyreacid
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →