Where does “kongeblå” come from?

kongeblå (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.

kongeblå (Norwegian Bokmål): royal blue

Definitions

  1. royal blue

Ancestry of “kongeblå”, step by step

kongeblå 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 konge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkongefantastic, great; king
2Old Norsekonungra king
3Proto-Germanickuningazking
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →