Where does “blodgivare” come from?
blodgivare (Swedish) comes from Swedish blöd, from Old Swedish bloþ, from Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blodgivare (Swedish): a blood donor
Ancestry of “blodgivare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | blöd | |
| 2 | Old Swedish | bloþ | blood; living being, human |
| 3 | Old Norse | blóð | blood; offspring |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |