Where does “bljúgr” come from?

bljúgr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bleugaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlew- — to swell, flow; to overflow, to gush.

bljúgr (Old Norse): shy, bashful, timid; modest, humble

Definitions

  1. shy, bashful, timid; modest, humble

Ancestry of “bljúgr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbleugaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlew-to swell, flow; to overflow, to gush

Words derived from “bljúgr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bleugaz →