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Where does “blodig” come from?

blodig (Swedish) comes from Old Norse blóðigr, from Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blodig (Swedish): bloody; rare

Definitions

  1. bloody; rare

Ancestry of “blodig”, step by step

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