Where does “blot” come from?

blot (Low German) comes from Middle Low German blôt, from Old Saxon blōd, from Proto-West Germanic blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blot (Low German): only, merely

Definitions

  1. only, merely

Ancestry of “blot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanblôt—
2Old Saxonblōdblood
3Proto-West Germanicblōdblood
4Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blot”

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