Where does “blooded” come from?
Blooded derives from Middle English bloded, a past participle formation whose ultimate origin and original sense remain uncertain.
blooded (English): Experienced; Descended from; bloody, bleeding
Definitions
- Experienced; Descended from; bloody, bleeding
Ancestry of “blooded”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 3 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |
Words derived from “blooded”