Bleeding
/ˈbliːdɪŋ/noun
Present participle of bleed; losing blood or showing a red liquid like blood.
Did you know?The word goes back to Proto-Germanic *blōþ-, which is also the root behind English blood, so the “bleeding” family is literally built around one of the oldest words for life-force in Germanic languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhel-
“to swell, bloom, or shine”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*blōþą
“blood”
Old English
OE
blēdan
“to bleed; to emit blood”
Middle English
ME
blēden
“to bleed”
Modern English
English
bleeding
“losing blood; oozing a red liquid”