Where does “blødhed” come from?
blødhed (Danish) comes from Danish blød, from Old Danish bloth, from Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blødhed (Danish): softness
Definitions
- softness
Ancestry of “blødhed”, step by step
blødhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish blød
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | blød | soft; daft, silly, nuts; sensitive, softhearted |
| 2 | Old Danish | bloth | blood |
| 3 | Old Norse | blóð | blood; offspring |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |