Where does “blåskrikje” come from?

blåskrikje (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.

blåskrikje (Norwegian Nynorsk): a blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Definitions

  1. a blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Ancestry of “blåskrikje”, step by step

blåskrikje 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 skrikje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskrikjea jay
2Norwegian NynorskskrikeAlternative form of skrika
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →