Where does “blodseax” come from?

blodseax (Old English) comes from Old English blōd, from Proto-West Germanic blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blodseax (Old English): lancet

Definitions

  1. lancet

Ancestry of “blodseax”, step by step

blodseax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English blōd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblōdblood
2Proto-West Germanicblōdblood
3Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Old English seax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseaxknife, dagger
2Proto-West Germanicsahsdagger, knife
3Proto-Germanicsahsąa stone chip used for cutting; dagger, knife
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →