Where does “blodsot” come from?

blodsot (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-.

blodsot (Swedish): dysentery

Definitions

  1. dysentery

Ancestry of “blodsot”, step by step

blodsot 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 söt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsötsweet; of the taste of sugar; sweet; not salty;...
2Old Swedishsötersweet
3Old Norsesœtrsweet
4Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →