Where does “Blutgruppe” come from?

Blutgruppe (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-.

Blutgruppe (German): A blood type, genetic blood classification

Definitions

  1. A blood type, genetic blood classification

Ancestry of “Blutgruppe”, step by step

Blutgruppe 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 gruppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangruppegroup
2Frenchgroupegroup
3Italiangruppogroup, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton
4Vulgar Latincruppo
5Renaissance Latingrupus
6Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-