blood etymology

Middle English word blood comes from Proto-Indo-European *bhlē-, and later Proto-Germanic *blōþą (Blood.)

Detailed word origin of blood

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*bhlē- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bʰlo-to- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) to gush, spurt
*blōþą Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Blood.
blōd Old English (ang)
blood Middle English (enm) Blood.

Words with the same origin as blood

Descendants of *bhlē-
baude beald belewe belw blac blak blanke blasoun blede blenken bleschen blew blikken blo blom bold bolstre bowgette bulge enflaumen foil fol-hardi folhardy forblowen