Where does “blæðing” come from?
blæðing (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic blæða, from Old Norse blœða, from Proto-Germanic *blōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blæðing (Icelandic): bleeding, haemorrhage; menstruation
Definitions
- bleeding, haemorrhage; menstruation
Ancestry of “blæðing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | blæða | to bleed; to pay, to pay through the nose |
| 2 | Old Norse | blœða | to bleed |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *blōdijaną | to bleed |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |