Where does “Lindblad” come from?
Lindblad (English) comes from Swedish Lindblad, from Swedish blad, from Old Swedish blaþ, from Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
Ancestry of “Lindblad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Lindblad | — |
| 2 | Swedish | blad | Blade, leaf; an organ of a plant; Leaf, sheet; a... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | blaþ | leaf; page; blade |
| 4 | Old Norse | blað | a leaf of a plant; herb |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |