Where does “bloodguiltiness” come from?
bloodguiltiness (English) comes from English bloodguilty, from English Blood, from Middle English blood, from Old English blōd, from Proto-West Germanic blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
bloodguiltiness (English): Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone
Definitions
- Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone
Ancestry of “bloodguiltiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bloodguilty | Guilty of murder or bloodshed |
| 2 | English | Blood | A member of the Los Angeles gang The Bloods |
| 3 | Middle English | blood | blood |
| 4 | Old English | blōd | blood |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blōd | blood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |