Where does “Blutvergiftung” come from?
Blutvergiftung (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-.
Blutvergiftung (German): blood poisoning, septicemia, sepsis a disease caused by pathogenic organisms in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever
Definitions
- blood poisoning, septicemia, sepsis a disease caused by pathogenic organisms in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever
Ancestry of “Blutvergiftung”, step by step
Blutvergiftung 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 Vergiftung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vergiftung | poisoning |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |