blue-blood cold-blooded half-blood hot-blooded See all related words (24)> Advertisement Trends ofblood Shareblood ‘cite’ https://www.etymonline.com/word/blood Etymology of blood by etymonline Harper, D. (n.d.). Etymology of blood. Online Etymology...
blood(n.) Old Englishblod"blood, fluid which circulates in the arteries and veins," from Proto-Germanic*blodam"blood" (source also of Old Frisianblod, Old Saxonblôd, Old Norsebloð, Middle Dutchbloet, Dutchbloed, Old High Germanbluot, GermanBlut, Gothicbloþ), according to some so...
The Bible tells the story of how humanity came to be in possession of the Word of God, which is the set of immutable laws upon which the universe runs (Colossians 1:15-17), and upon which a perfect society would run too if humanity would ever figure out how to apply them (that soci...
The name Achish in the Bible There are two men named Achish in the Bible, both kings of the Philistine city Gath: One is the king Achish, son of Maoch (1 Samuel 27:2) to whom David flees when he's on the run from Saul (1 Samuel 21:10). But rumors of David's blood thirst ...
1. The earliest form of a word, or word element, must be ascertained, as well as all parallel and related forms. Britannica Quiz 12-Letter Words Quiz 2. Every sound of a given word, or word element, must be compared with the corresponding sound in the form (often called its etymon)...
mandrake:Originally, in Greek,mandragoras, the term for a plant whose root has narcotic qualities passed into English through Latin. Because of the resemblance of the middle of the word todragon, the term was adapted by folk etymology to end withdrake, an English variation ofdragon. ...
climbing plant, Old Englishifig, from West Germanic*ibakhs(source also of Middle Low Germaniflof, Dutcheiloof, Old High Germanebahewi, GermanEfeu), a word of unknown origin; the second element in the Old High German word might beheu"hay." ...
Blood acidifies when a goblin smiles. If they laugh, milk turns sour and fruits fall from trees. Goblins are usually found in caves, rock crevices, and roots of ancient trees of inaccessible places. They can even barge into houses or annoy people by knocking on doors and walls and then...
Leeches are blood sucking worms that have been used in medicine as far back as 2500 years ago. The word leech comes from an old English word ‘laece’ meaning ‘physician’. The spelling later became leech. In medieval England, leeches were linked with healing because of the etymology of ...
The Eucharist functions as a symbol of Jesus' crucifixion. Just as the Gospels record that his blood was spilled through lashings and having his side pierced, the wine is poured out into the cup to reflect this. Like Jesus' body was tortured and killed, the bread in the Eucharist is brok...