Where does “blood” come from?
blood (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch blōde, from Old Dutch blōdi, from Frankish blauthi, from Proto-Germanic blauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European mlew-.
blood (Dutch): not courageous; timid
Ancestry of “blood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | blōde | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | blōdi | — |
| 3 | Frankish | blauthi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blauþuz | weak, feeble, emaciated; lacking, void, naked;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mlew- | — |