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Where does “blodpropp” come from?

blodpropp (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-.

blodpropp (Norwegian Bokmål): a blood clot

Definitions

  1. a blood clot

Ancestry of “blodpropp”, step by step

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-—
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