Where does “hårbøyle” come from?

hårbøyle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bøyle, from Danish bøjle, from Old Danish byghil, from Old Norse bygill, from Proto-Germanic bugilaz.

hårbøyle (Norwegian Bokmål): a headband or hairband

Definitions

  1. a headband or hairband

Ancestry of “hårbøyle”, step by step

hårbøyle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bøyle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbøylea hoop
2Danishbøjlebow; hanger; braces
3Old Danishbyghil—
4Old Norsebygill—
5Proto-Germanicbugilaz—

via Norwegian Bokmål hår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhårhair
2Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Proto-Germanic bugilaz →Every word from Old Norse bygill →Every word from Old Danish byghil →