Where does “blót” come from?

blót (English) comes from Middle English blot, from Old Norse blautr, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.

blót (English): A Norse ceremonial offering

Definitions

  1. A Norse ceremonial offering

Ancestry of “blót”, step by step

blót traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English blot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishblotblot, spot, stain, blemish
2Old Norseblautrwet; weak
3Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white

via Old Norse blót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblótoffering; sharing of food of an offering in a...
2Proto-Germanicblōtąoffering, sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlād-to offer, sacrifice

Words derived from “blót”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blautaz →