Where does “blåmyr” come from?

blåmyr (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.

blåmyr (Norwegian Nynorsk): the sea, ocean

Definitions

  1. the sea, ocean

Ancestry of “blåmyr”, step by step

blåmyr traces back through two 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 myr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmyra bog, marsh, swamp
2Old Norsemýrrmoor, swamp, bog
3Proto-Germanicmiuzī—
4Proto-Germanicmeusą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →