Where does “blodlegeme” come from?
blodlegeme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål legeme, from Danish legeme, from Old Norse líkhamr, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
blodlegeme (Norwegian Bokmål): synonym of blodcelle
Ancestry of “blodlegeme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | legeme | a body; also a body in other senses |
| 2 | Danish | legeme | body; field |
| 3 | Old Norse | líkhamr | body |
| 4 | Old Norse | lík | leechline; body; leech |
| 5 | Middle Low German | līk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |