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Where does “blede” come from?

blede (Middle English) comes from Old English blēd, from Proto-Germanic blēduz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blede (Middle English): One's offspring or disciples; the legacy one...

Definitions

  1. One's offspring or disciples; the legacy one...

Ancestry of “blede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishblēdthat which is produced, flower, blossom, fruit; a...
2Proto-Germanicblēduzblowing, breath, puff; flower, leaf, blossom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blede”

  • bleeding
  • bleed
  • nosebleed
  • bleeder
  • rebleed
  • nonbleeding
  • bleedeth
  • bleedest
  • nosebleeding
  • bleedingly
  • antibleeding
  • overbleed
  • bleeding-heart
  • counterbleed
  • microbleed
  • bleden
  • nosebleed
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