Where does “blodbad” come from?
blodbad (Danish) comes from Danish båd, from Old Danish baat, from Old Norse bátr, from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
blodbad (Danish): bloodbath, massacre
Definitions
- bloodbath, massacre
Ancestry of “blodbad”, step by step
blodbad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish båd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | båd | boat |
| 2 | Old Danish | baat | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | bátr | boat |
| 4 | Old English | bāt | that which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bait | boat, ship |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baitaz | boat, ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
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- | — |