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Where does “blodtørstig” come from?

blodtørstig (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-.

blodtørstig (Norwegian Nynorsk): bloodthirsty

Definitions

  1. bloodthirsty

Ancestry of “blodtørstig”, step by step

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-—
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