Where does “blár” come from?

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

blár (Old Norse): blue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black,...

Definitions

  1. blue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black,...

Ancestry of “blár”, step by step

blár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse bý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebýbee
2Proto-Germanicbiją—
3Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Proto-Germanic blēwaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey

Words derived from “blár”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →