Where does “Blutrache” come from?
Blutrache (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-.
Blutrache (German): blood vengeance the act of taking revenge on behalf of a killed person
Definitions
- blood vengeance the act of taking revenge on behalf of a killed person
Ancestry of “Blutrache”, step by step
Blutrache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German blut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blut | blood |
| 2 | Middle High German | bluot | blood |
| 3 | Old High German | bluot | blood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blōd | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |