Where does “blóðhundur” come from?

blóðhundur (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-.

blóðhundur (Icelandic): bloodthirsty person

Definitions

bloodthirsty person

Ancestry of “blóðhundur”, step by step

blóðhundur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blóð

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Icelandic	blóð	blood; offspring, blood relation
2	Old Norse	blóð	blood; offspring
3	Proto-Germanic	blōþą	blood
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰleh₃-	bloom, flower
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰel-	to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰōl-	—

via Icelandic hundur

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Icelandic	hundur	a dog
2	Old Norse	hundr	a dog
3	Proto-Germanic	hundaz	dog
4	Proto-Indo-European	ḱwn̥tós	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	ḱwṓ	dog

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