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Where does “bloedeloos” come from?

bloedeloos (Dutch) comes from Dutch bloed, from Middle Dutch bloet, from Old Dutch bluot, from Proto-West Germanic blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bloedeloos (Dutch): bloodless

Definitions

  1. bloodless

Ancestry of “bloedeloos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbloedblood; a grave consequence, a high price; a whole...
2Middle Dutchbloetblood
3Old Dutchbluotblood
4Proto-West Germanicblōdblood
5Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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