Where does “blóðbað” come from?

blóðbað (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-.

blóðbað (Icelandic): bloodbath

Definitions

  1. bloodbath

Ancestry of “blóðbað”, step by step

blóðbað 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 bað

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbaðbath; bathroom
2Old Norsebaðfirst-person singular past indicative active of...
3Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →