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
bloodguiltiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bloodguilty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |