Where does “volbloed” come from?
volbloed (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-.
volbloed (Dutch): thoroughbred, purebred; racially pure; pedigreed
Definitions
- thoroughbred, purebred; racially pure; pedigreed
Ancestry of “volbloed”, step by step
volbloed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bloed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bloed | blood; a grave consequence, a high price; a whole... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bloet | blood |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bluot | blood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blōd | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |