Where does “Blutsverwandtschaft” come from?
Blutsverwandtschaft (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-.
Blutsverwandtschaft (German): consanguinity
Definitions
- consanguinity
Ancestry of “Blutsverwandtschaft”, step by step
Blutsverwandtschaft 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- | — |
via German Verwandtschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verwandtschaft | relationship |
| 2 | German | verwandt | related; past participle of verwenden |
| 3 | German | verwenden | to use; to intercede; to turn away |
| 4 | Middle High German | verwenden | — |
| 5 | Old High German | firwenten | to turn away, avert, dissuade, hold back |