Where does “blóðskömm” come from?

blóðskömm (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-.

blóðskömm (Icelandic): incest

Definitions

  1. incest

Ancestry of “blóðskömm”, step by step

blóðskömm 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 skömm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskömmshame; a naughty or troublesome person or animal;...
2Old Norseskǫmmshame
3Proto-Germanicskamōshame
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →