Where does “näsblod” come from?
näsblod (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-.
näsblod (Swedish): nosebleed
Definitions
- nosebleed
Ancestry of “näsblod”, step by step
näsblod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish blöd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blöd | blood |
| 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- | — |
via Swedish näsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | näsa | nose of a human or other primate (or anthropomorphized being, especially if having a human-like nose, but sometimes more generally) (compare nos) |