Where does “Blutfleck” come from?

Blutfleck (German) comes from German blut, from Middle High German bluot, from Old High German bluot, from Proto-West Germanic blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Blutfleck (German): bloodstain

Definitions

  1. bloodstain

Ancestry of “Blutfleck”, step by step

Blutfleck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German blut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblutblood
2Middle High Germanbluotblood
3Old High Germanbluotblood
4Proto-West Germanicblōdblood
5Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via German fleck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfleckstain, spot, blot, fleck, smear
2Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
3Old High Germanflec—
4Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
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