Where does “blåmann” come from?

blåmann (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk blå, from Old Norse blár, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

blåmann (Norwegian Nynorsk): a black person, Saracen, Moor

Definitions

  1. a black person, Saracen, Moor

Ancestry of “blåmann”, step by step

blåmann traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk blå

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmannman; human being, person; person with certain...
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Old Norse blámaðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblámaðr—
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-GermanicmannzMannus, the mythical ancestor of the Germanic peoples, mentioned by Tacitus in his Germania
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →