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Etymology of the English word blood

the English word blood
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *blothan

Derivations in English

bloodbath, bloodfin, bloodflower, blooding, bloodline, bloodmobile, bloodroot, bloodshed, bloodstock, bloodstone, bloodstream, bloodthirsty, bloodworm, lifeblood, oxblood, pureblood, bloodcurdler, bloodcurdling, blooded, bloodsucker, bloodhound, bloodless, bloodletting, bloodwort, bloody, bloodshotten

Cognates

Danish blod, Dutch bloed, German blut, German Blut, Gothic bloþ, Icelandic blóð, Icelandic blód, Nynorsk blo, Riksmal blod, Swedish blod

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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