Where does “blot” come from?

blot (Danish) comes from Middle Low German blôt, from Old Saxon blōd, from Proto-West Germanic blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blot (Danish): mere, very; only, merely; a sacrifice

Definitions

  1. mere, very; only, merely; a sacrifice

Ancestry of “blot”, step by step

blot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German blôt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanblôt—
2Old Saxonblōdblood
3Proto-West Germanicblōdblood
4Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Old Norse blót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblótoffering; sharing of food of an offering in a...
2Proto-Germanicblōtąoffering, sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlād-to offer, sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →