Where does “blōdwīte” come from?

blōdwīte (Old English) comes from Old English wīte, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

blōdwīte (Old English): penalty for bloodshed, bloodwite

Definitions

  1. penalty for bloodshed, bloodwite

Ancestry of “blōdwīte”, step by step

blōdwīte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wīte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwītepenalty; punishment, pain, torment
2Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
3Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
4Proto-Germanic*witaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

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-—

Words derived from “blōdwīte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →