Where does “bloedspoor” come from?

bloedspoor (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-.

bloedspoor (Dutch): a bloody trail, as left by a wounded creature

Definitions

  1. a bloody trail, as left by a wounded creature

Ancestry of “bloedspoor”, step by step

bloedspoor 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 spoor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspoortrack; railway track; trace
2Middle Dutchspor
3Old Dutchsportrack, trace
4Proto-West Germanic*spor
5Proto-Germanicspurątrack
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-