Where does “blue-blooded” come from?

blue-blooded (English) comes from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

blue-blooded (English): noble; patrician

Definitions

  1. noble; patrician

Ancestry of “blue-blooded”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-edUsed to form past tenses of verbs. In...
2Middle English-edAlternative form of -hede
3Old English-edformed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

Words derived from “blue-blooded”

Every word from Old English -ed →Every word from English -ed →Every word from Middle English -ed →