Where does “blø” come from?

blø (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse blœða, from Proto-Germanic *blōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blø (Norwegian Bokmål): to bleed, lose blood

Definitions

  1. to bleed, lose blood

Ancestry of “blø”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblœðato bleed
2Proto-Germanic*blōdijanąto bleed
3Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blø”

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