Where does “blóðsótt” come from?

blóðsótt (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-.

blóðsótt (Faroese): dysentery

Definitions

  1. dysentery

Ancestry of “blóðsótt”, step by step

blóðsótt 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 sótt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesóttillness, sickness
2Old Norsesóttsickness, illness, disease; second-person plural...
3Proto-Germanicsuhtizsickness
4Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →