Where does “åskblå” come from?
åskblå (Swedish) comes from Swedish blå, from Swedish trä, from Old Norse tré, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
åskblå (Swedish): dark grey-blue like the skies in a thunderstorm
Definitions
- dark grey-blue like the skies in a thunderstorm
Ancestry of “åskblå”, step by step
åskblå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish blå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blå | blue; of or pertaining to conservatives or... |
| 2 | Swedish | trä | wood; a tree; Short for slagträ |
| 3 | Old Norse | tré | tree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 5 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via Swedish åska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | åska | thunder (the sound caused by lightning) |
| 2 | Swedish | ask | the European ash "Fraxinus excelsior"; a small... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | asker | ash; wooden box |
| 4 | Old Norse | askr | ash; wooden vessel or dish |
| 5 | Old English | ærn | house, habitation |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | raʀn | house |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | razną | house, dwelling |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |