Where does “verbluten” come from?
verbluten (German) comes from German bluten, from Middle High German bluoten, from Old High German bluotēn, from Proto-West Germanic *blōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *blōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
verbluten (German): to bleed to death, to bleed out
Definitions
- to bleed to death, to bleed out
Ancestry of “verbluten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bluten | to bleed |
| 2 | Middle High German | bluoten | to bleed |
| 3 | Old High German | bluotēn | to bleed |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *blōdijan | to bleed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *blōdijaną | to bleed |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |