Where does “bloodless” come from?
Bloodless comes from Old English blōdlēas, a compound of blōd (blood) and lēas (lacking), meaning without blood.
bloodless (English): Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic; Taking place...
Definitions
- Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic; Taking place...
Ancestry of “bloodless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | blodles | — |
| 2 | Old English | blōdlēas | bloodless |
| 3 | Old English | blōd | blood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blōd | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “bloodless”