Where does “biond” come from?

biond (Champenois) comes from Medieval Latin blondus, from Frankish blund, from Proto-Germanic blundaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

biond (Champenois): blond

Definitions

  1. blond

Ancestry of “biond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinblondusblond
2Frankishblunda mixed color between golden and light-brown
3Proto-Germanicblundazblond; mixed, blinding
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blundaz →Every word from Frankish blund →