Bleed
Old English blēdan, of Germanic origin; related to blood.
wiktionary
From Middle English bleden, from Old English blēdan(“to bleed”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *blōþijaną(“to bleed”), from *blōþą(“blood”). Cognate with Scots blede, bleid(“to bleed”), Saterland Frisian bläide(“to bleed”), West Frisian bliede(“to bleed”), Dutch bloeden(“to bleed”), Low German blöden(“to bleed”), German bluten(“to bleed”), Danish bløde(“to bleed”), Swedish blöda(“to bleed”).
etymonline
bleed (v.)
Old English bledan, "to cause to lose blood, to let blood" (in Middle English and after, especially "to let blood from surgically"), also (intrans.) "to emit blood," from Proto-Germanic *blodjan "emit blood" (source also of Old Norse blæða, Dutch bloeden, German bluten), from PIE *bhlo-to- "swell, gush, spurt," or "that which bursts out," from suffixed form of root *bhel- (3) "to thrive, bloom."
Meaning "extort money from" is from 1670s. Of dyes or paints, "to be washed out," from 1862. Figuratively, of the heart, "to suffer anguish, feel pity or sorrow," late 14c.
