Where does “blyg” come from?

blyg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse bljúgr, from Proto-Germanic bleugaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlew- — to swell, flow; to overflow, to gush.

blyg (Norwegian Bokmål): shy, timid

Definitions

  1. shy, timid

Ancestry of “blyg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebljúgrshy, bashful, timid; modest, humble
2Proto-Germanicbleugaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlew-to swell, flow; to overflow, to gush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bleugaz →Every word from Old Norse bljúgr →