myEtymology.com: English etymology of bluestone

Etymology of the English word bluestone

the English word bluestone

derived from the English word blue

derived from the Old French word bleu

derived from the Medieval Latin word blavus (blue)

derived from the Frankish root *blao

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *blæwaz

derived from the English word stone

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *stainaz