Where does “blodlegeme” come from?

blodlegeme (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-.

blodlegeme (Danish): blood cell

Definitions

  1. blood cell

Ancestry of “blodlegeme”, step by step

blodlegeme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish blød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishblødsoft; daft, silly, nuts; sensitive, softhearted
2Old Danishblothblood
3Old Norseblóðblood; offspring
4Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Danish legeme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlegemebody; field
2Old Norselíkhamrbody
3Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
4Middle Low Germanlīk—
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →