Where does “bloodyish” come from?
bloodyish (English) comes from English bloody, from Middle English blody, from Old English blōdiġ, from Proto-Germanic blōþagaz, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bloodyish (English): Somewhat bloody
Definitions
- Somewhat bloody
Ancestry of “bloodyish”, step by step
bloodyish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bloody
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bloody | Covered in blood; Characterised by bloodshed;... |
| 2 | Middle English | blody | — |
| 3 | Old English | blōdiġ | bloody |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōþagaz | bloody |
| 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 ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |