Where does “Blutlaugensalz” come from?

Blutlaugensalz (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-.

Blutlaugensalz (German): Either of potassium ferricyanide or potassium...

Definitions

  1. Either of potassium ferricyanide or potassium...

Ancestry of “Blutlaugensalz”, step by step

Blutlaugensalz 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 Laugensalz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaugensalzalkaline salt
2GermanLaugelye
3Middle High Germanlouge
4Old High Germanlougalye
5Proto-West Germanic*laugu
6Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-
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