Where does “bloody-handed” come from?

bloody-handed (English) comes from English handed, from English Hand, from Middle English hond, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd — hand.

bloody-handed (English): Having hands that have blood on them; Murderous,...

Definitions

  1. Having hands that have blood on them; Murderous,...

Ancestry of “bloody-handed”, step by step

bloody-handed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English handed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhandedHaving a certain kind or number of hands; Having...
2EnglishHandThe part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals
3Middle Englishhondhand; Alternative form of hound
4Old EnglishhandA hand
5Proto-West Germanichanduhand
6SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
7Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
8Old Norsehǫndhand
9Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via English bloody

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbloodyCovered in blood; Characterised by bloodshed;...
2Middle Englishblody
3Old Englishblōdiġbloody
4Proto-Germanicblōþagazbloody
5Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

Words derived from “bloody-handed

Every word from Proto-Germanic handuzEvery word from Old Norse hǫndEvery word from Old Swedish hand