Where does “Bláland” come from?

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

Bláland (Old Norse): North Africa

Definitions

  1. North Africa

Ancestry of “Bláland”, step by step

Bláland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse blár

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

via Old Norse land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselandland
2Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →