Where does “koldblodet” come from?

koldblodet (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-.

koldblodet (Danish): cold-blooded, ectothermic; having an unregulated...

Definitions

  1. cold-blooded, ectothermic; having an unregulated...

Ancestry of “koldblodet”, step by step

koldblodet 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 kold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkoldcold
2Old Danishkald—
3Old Norsekaldrcold
4Proto-Germanickaldazcold
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →