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Where does “blodles” come from?

blodles (Middle English) comes from Old English blōdlēas, from Old English blōd, from Proto-West Germanic blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “blodles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblōdlēasbloodless
2Old Englishblōdblood
3Proto-West Germanicblōdblood
4Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blodles”

  • bloodless
  • bloodlessly
  • bloodlessness
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