Where does “blóðflaga” come from?

blóðflaga (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-.

blóðflaga (Icelandic): thrombocyte, platelet

Definitions

  1. thrombocyte, platelet

Ancestry of “blóðflaga”, step by step

blóðflaga 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 flaga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflagaflake; slab, flag
2Old Norseflagaa flag or slab of stone, flake; stone slab
3Proto-Germanicflagōa layer of soil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplāk-broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpele-broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →