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Where does “blodig” come from?

blodig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse blóðugr, from Proto-Germanic blōþagaz, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blodig (Norwegian Nynorsk): bloody

Definitions

  1. bloody

Ancestry of “blodig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblóðugrbloody
2Proto-Germanicblōþagazbloody
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 “blodig”

  • ublodig
  • kaldblodig
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