Where does “blóðmáni” come from?

blóðmáni (Faroese) comes from Faroese blóð, from Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blóðmáni (Faroese): A blood moon; a lunar eclipse

Definitions

  1. A blood moon; a lunar eclipse

Ancestry of “blóðmáni”, step by step

blóðmáni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese blóð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseblóðblood
2Old Norseblóðblood; offspring
3Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Faroese máni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemánia moon; the moon of the earth; month
2Old Norsemánithe moon
3Proto-Norseᛗᚨᚾᛟthe moon
4Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →