Where does “blótmaðr” come from?

blótmaðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

blótmaðr (Old Norse): heathen worshipper, idolater

Definitions

  1. heathen worshipper, idolater

Ancestry of “blótmaðr”, step by step

blótmaðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse maðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
2Proto-Germanic*mann-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Old Norse blót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblótoffering; sharing of food of an offering in a...
2Proto-Germanicblōtąoffering, sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlād-to offer, sacrifice
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