bloodless
The origin and history of bloodless.
Etymology
Bloodless comes from Middle English blodles, from Old English blōdlēas (“bloodless”). It is cognate with Dutch bloedeloos (“bloodless”), German blutlos (“bloodless”), Danish blodløs (“bloodless”), Swedish blodlös (“bloodless”) and Icelandic blóðlaus (“bloodless”). On the surface it analyses as blood + -less.
