Where does “bleed” come from?

bleed (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Dutch blōde, from Old Dutch blōdi, from Frankish blauthi, from Proto-Germanic blauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European mlew-.

bleed (Plautdietsch): shy, coy; modest; withdrawn

Definitions

  1. shy, coy; modest; withdrawn

Ancestry of “bleed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchblōde—
2Old Dutchblōdi—
3Frankishblauthi—
4Proto-Germanicblauþuzweak, feeble, emaciated; lacking, void, naked;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmlew-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blauþuz →Every word from Frankish blauthi →