Where does “blōd” come from?

blōd (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blōd (Proto-West Germanic): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “blōd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blōd”

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