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Where does “fullblods” come from?

fullblods (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-.

fullblods (Norwegian Bokmål): full-blooded; thoroughbred

Definitions

  1. full-blooded; thoroughbred

Ancestry of “fullblods”, 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-—

Words derived from “fullblods”

  • fullblodshest
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