Where does “blot” come from?

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

Ancestry of “blot”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlād- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blōtą →Every word from Old Norse blót →
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