Where does “bleden” come from?
bleden (Middle English) comes from Middle English blede, from Old English blēd, from Proto-Germanic blēduz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bleden (Middle English): plural of blede; To bleed; to experience blood...
Definitions
- plural of blede; To bleed; to experience blood...
Ancestry of “bleden”, step by step
bleden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English blede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | blede | One's offspring or disciples; the legacy one... |
| 2 | Old English | blēd | that which is produced, flower, blossom, fruit; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blēduz | blowing, breath, puff; flower, leaf, blossom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Old English blēdan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | blēdan | to bleed |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *blōdijaną | to bleed |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |