Where does “bloodthirstily” come from?
bloodthirstily (English) comes from English bloodthirsty, 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-.
bloodthirstily (English): In a bloodthirsty manner
Definitions
- In a bloodthirsty manner
Ancestry of “bloodthirstily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bloodthirsty | Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager... |
| 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- | — |