Where does “bloodstained” come from?
Bloodstained comes from English blood, from Middle English blood, from Old English blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
bloodstained (English): Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with...
Definitions
- Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with...
Ancestry of “bloodstained”, step by step
bloodstained traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Blood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Blood | A member of the Los Angeles gang The Bloods |
| 2 | Middle English | blood | blood |
| 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- | — |
via English stained
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stained | having a stain; coloured by adding a pigment;... |