Where does “blodbad” come from?

blodbad (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål blod, from Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blodbad (Norwegian Bokmål): a bloodbath

Definitions

  1. a bloodbath

Ancestry of “blodbad”, step by step

blodbad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål blod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålblodblood
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 Norwegian Bokmål bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbada bath; a bathroom; imperative of bade
2Old Norsebaðfirst-person singular past indicative active of...
3Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →