Where does “nonbloody” come from?

nonbloody (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-.

nonbloody (English): Not bloody

Definitions

  1. Not bloody

Ancestry of “nonbloody”, step by step

nonbloody traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-