Where does “kaldblodig” come from?
kaldblodig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk blodig, 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-.
kaldblodig (Norwegian Nynorsk): cold-blooded
Definitions
- cold-blooded
Ancestry of “kaldblodig”, step by step
kaldblodig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk blodig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | blodig | bloody |
| 2 | Old Norse | blóðugr | bloody |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blōþagaz | bloody |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |