Where does “blood” come from?
Blood comes from Middle English blood, Old English blōd, Proto-Germanic blōþą, and Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, ultimately deriving from the root bʰel-.
blood (English): A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many...
Definitions
- A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many...
Ancestry of “blood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | blood | blood |
| 2 | Old English | blōd | blood |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | blōd | blood |
| 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- | — |
Words derived from “blood”