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Where does “blōdlēas” come from?

blōdlēas (Old English) comes 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-.

blōdlēas (Old English): bloodless

Definitions

  1. bloodless

Ancestry of “blōdlēas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blōdlēas”

  • bloodless
  • bloodlessly
  • bloodlessness
  • blodles
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