Where does “blót” come from?

blót (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic blōtą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlād- — to offer, sacrifice.

blót (Old Norse): offering; sharing of food of an offering in a...

Definitions

  1. offering; sharing of food of an offering in a...

Ancestry of “blót”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblōtąoffering, sacrifice
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlād-to offer, sacrifice

Words derived from “blót”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlād- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blōtą →