Where does “blaes” come from?

blaes (Scots) comes from Scots blae, from Middle English bla, from Old Norse blár, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

blaes (Scots): shale or mudstone; The surface of a “clay” tennis...

Definitions

  1. shale or mudstone; The surface of a “clay” tennis...

Ancestry of “blaes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsblaebluish, bluish-gray (blue-gray), intermediate between blue and gray
2Middle Englishbla—
3Old Norseblárblue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black,...
4Old Norsebýbee
5Proto-Germanicbiją—
6Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →