Where does “bloedgang” come from?

bloedgang (Dutch) comes from Dutch bloed, from Middle Dutch bloet, from Old Dutch bluot, from Proto-West Germanic blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bloedgang (Dutch): dysentery

Definitions

  1. dysentery

Ancestry of “bloedgang”, step by step

bloedgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bloed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbloedblood; a grave consequence, a high price; a whole...
2Middle Dutchbloetblood
3Old Dutchbluotblood
4Proto-West Germanicblōdblood
5Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Dutch gang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgangpassageway, alley; gait, walk; journey
2Middle Dutchganc
3Old Dutchgank
4Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-
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