Where does “bloedbank” come from?
bloedbank (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans bloed, from Dutch bloed, from Middle Dutch bloet, from Old Dutch bluot, from Proto-West Germanic blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
bloedbank (Afrikaans): blood bank
Ancestry of “bloedbank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | bloed | blood |
| 2 | Dutch | bloed | blood; a grave consequence, a high price; a whole... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bloet | blood |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bluot | blood |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blōd | blood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |