Where does “blodhund” come from?

blodhund (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-.

blodhund (Swedish): a bloodhound

Definitions

  1. a bloodhound

Ancestry of “blodhund”, step by step

blodhund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish blöd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblödblood
2Old Swedishbloþblood; living being, human
3Old Norseblóðblood; offspring
4Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Swedish hund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhunda dog; a hound
2Old Swedishhunderdog
3Old Norsehundra dog
4Proto-Germanichundazdog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →