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Where does “nonbleeding” come from?

nonbleeding (English) comes from English bleeding, from English bleed, from Middle English bleden, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.

nonbleeding (English): Not bleeding

Definitions

  1. Not bleeding

Ancestry of “nonbleeding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbleedingpresent participle of bleed; Losing blood;...
2EnglishbleedTo lose blood through an injured blood vessel; To...
3Middle Englishbledenplural of blede; To bleed; to experience blood...
4Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
5Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
6Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
7Proto-Norse-īna-—
8Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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