Bluetooth

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁wos Proto-Germanic *blēwaz Proto-West Germanic *blāubor. Late Latin blāvus Anglo-Norman bleubor. Middle English blew English blue Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Germanic *tanþs Proto-West Germanic *tanþ Old English tōþ Middle English toth English tooth ▲ Old Norse Blátǫnncalq. English Bluetooth From blue + tooth. Calque of Old Norse Blátǫnn (compare modern Danish Blåtand). The networking standard is named after the king, since the technology unites computers and mobile devices similarly to the way he united the Danish tribes.

1. The nickname of Harald Gormsson, a king of Denmark and Norway.
2. An short-range wireless technology standard for personal area networks.

verb

1. Alternative letter-case form of Bluetooth.

   “Everyone’s bluetoothing each other the latest ring tones and pictures.”

   “If someone heard this, it was not merely a case of bluetoothing the song across, you had to go to the ringtone creator on your phone, edit the tune and then write down the instructions, in the form of key presses for your mate.”