Where does “blóðsuga” come from?
blóðsuga (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-.
blóðsuga (Icelandic): leech
Definitions
- leech
Ancestry of “blóðsuga”, step by step
blóðsuga 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 suga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | suga | sucker; one who sucks; sucker |