Where does “blóðugur” come from?
blóðugur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse blóðigr, from Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blóðugur (Icelandic): bloody
Ancestry of “blóðugur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | blóðigr | — |
| 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- | — |