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Where does “blōdisōn” come from?

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

blōdisōn (Proto-West Germanic): to mark with blood

Definitions

  1. to mark with blood

Ancestry of “blōdisōn”, 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 “blōdisōn”

  • bless
  • unblessed
  • unblest
  • blesseth
  • blesser
  • blessest
  • blessee
  • unblessedness
  • unbless
  • blessable
  • outbless
  • blessworthy
  • bebless
  • prebless
  • blessen
  • bletsian
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