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Where does “bloþ” come from?

bloþ (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bloþ (Old Swedish): blood; living being, human

Definitions

  1. blood; living being, human

Ancestry of “bloþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblóðblood; offspring
2Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bloþ”

  • blod
  • blodsocker
  • blodgrupp
  • blodtryck
  • blodgivare
  • blodpudding
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