Where does “Blutrausch” come from?

Blutrausch (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-.

Blutrausch (German): bloodlust, frenzy, a frantic state of mind that enables a murderous rampage

Definitions

  1. bloodlust, frenzy, a frantic state of mind that enables a murderous rampage

Ancestry of “Blutrausch”, step by step

Blutrausch 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 Rausch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRauschhigh, flush, intoxication; frenzy
2Middle High Germanrūscha charge, rush
3Middle High Germanrūschento make noise
4Old High Germanrūskōn—
5Proto-Germanicrūskōnąto make a noise; whiz; whirr; to startle
6Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →