Where does “blodian” come from?

blodian (Old Saxon) 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-.

blodian (Old Saxon): to bleed

Definitions

  1. to bleed

Ancestry of “blodian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*blōdijanto bleed
2Proto-Germanic*blōdijanąto bleed
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 “blodian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →