Where does “blēda” come from?
blēda (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic *blōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “blēda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *blōdijaną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “blēda”