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Where does “Blotwoosch” come from?

Blotwoosch (Central Franconian) comes from Central Franconian Blot, from Middle High German bluot, from Old High German bluot, from Proto-West Germanic blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Blotwoosch (Central Franconian): blood sausage

Definitions

  1. blood sausage

Ancestry of “Blotwoosch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianBlotblood
2Middle High Germanbluotblood
3Old High Germanbluotblood
4Proto-West Germanicblōdblood
5Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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