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Where does “Bloot” come from?

Bloot (German Low German) comes from Old Saxon blōd, from Proto-West Germanic blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Bloot (German Low German): Alternative spelling of Blood

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of Blood

Ancestry of “Bloot”, step by step

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