Where does “blóð” come from?

blóð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blóð (Icelandic): blood; offspring, blood relation

Definitions

  1. blood; offspring, blood relation

Ancestry of “blóð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblóðblood; offspring
2Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blóð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →