Where does “blodhund” come from?

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

blodhund (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bloodhound

Definitions

  1. a bloodhound

Ancestry of “blodhund”, step by step

blodhund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk blod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskblodblood
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 Nynorsk hund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhunda dog
2Old Norsehundra dog
3Proto-Germanichundazdog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →