Where does “blóðþyrstur” come from?

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

blóðþyrstur (Icelandic): bloodthirsty

Definitions

  1. bloodthirsty

Ancestry of “blóðþyrstur”, step by step

blóðþyrstur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blóð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicblóðblood; offspring, blood relation
2Old Norseblóðblood; offspring
3Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Icelandic þyrstur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþyrsturthirsty
2Old Norseþyrstrthirsty
3Proto-Germanicþurstizdryness, thirst
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →