Etymograph

English

ablood

Ablood comes from Middle English ablode.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ablode
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1835ablood

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ablode
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1835ablood

Earliest quotation: 1835, Thomas Wade: “My pierced life was all ablood with sorrow!”

Formed from a- + blood

Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’

Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’

Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’

English a-

Proto-Germanic *blōþą

Proto-West Germanic *blōd

Old English blōd

Middle English blood

English blood

Every English word from Middle English ablode

Today it means

adv With blood; covered in blood; bloodied

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English ablode / ablood

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