Where does “nosebleed” come from?
nosebleed (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
nosebleed (English): A haemorrhage from the nose; most specifically,...
Definitions
- A haemorrhage from the nose; most specifically,...
Ancestry of “nosebleed”, step by step
nosebleed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bleed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bleed | To lose blood through an injured blood vessel; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | bleden | plural of blede; To bleed; to experience blood... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |