Where does “bloedzuster” come from?

bloedzuster (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-.

bloedzuster (Dutch): blood sister

Definitions

  1. blood sister

Ancestry of “bloedzuster”, step by step

bloedzuster 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 zuster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzustersister; nurse
2Middle Dutchsustersister; sister, nun
3Old Dutchswester
4Proto-Germanicswestērsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-
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