Where does “Blotwursch” come from?
Blotwursch (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-.
Blotwursch (Central Franconian): blood sausage
Definitions
- blood sausage
Ancestry of “Blotwursch”, step by step
Blotwursch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Central Franconian Blot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Franconian | Blot | blood |
| 2 | Middle High German | bluot | blood |
| 3 | Old High German | bluot | blood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blōd | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |