Where does “blodprøve” come from?
blodprøve (Danish) comes from Danish prøve, from Middle Low German prōve, from Old French prueve, from Latin proba, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
blodprøve (Danish): blood test
Definitions
- blood test
Ancestry of “blodprøve”, step by step
blodprøve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish prøve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | prøve | trial, test, examination; ordeal; rehearsal,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | prōve | — |
| 3 | Old French | prueve | proof |
| 4 | Latin | proba | test, trial; proof, evidence |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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- | — |