Where does “bluotēn” come from?
bluotēn (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *blōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *blōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bluotēn (Old High German): to bleed
Definitions
- to bleed
Ancestry of “bluotēn”, step by step
bluotēn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic *blōdijan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *blōdijan | to bleed |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *blōdijaną | to bleed |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Proto-Germanic *blōdijan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *blōdijan | — |