Where does “blóðtungl” come from?

blóðtungl (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-.

blóðtungl (Icelandic): blood moon

Definitions

  1. blood moon

Ancestry of “blóðtungl”, step by step

blóðtungl 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 tungl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictungla moon; a satellite
2Old Norsetunglmoon
3Proto-Germanictungląluminary, orb; heavenly body, star
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →