Where does “farveblind” come from?
farveblind (Danish) comes from Danish blind, from Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic blindaz, from French blindage, from French blinder, from French blinde, from German blende, from German blenden — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
farveblind (Danish): color blind
Definitions
- color blind
Ancestry of “farveblind”, step by step
farveblind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish blind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | blind | blind |
| 2 | Old Norse | blindr | blind |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blindaz | blind |
| 4 | French | blindage | armour, armour plating |
| 5 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 6 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 7 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 8 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 9 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 10 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via Danish farve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | farve | color (US), colour (UK) |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | varwen | to colour, to dye; to paint |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | varwe | colour; paint, dye |
| 4 | Old Dutch | farwa | colour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *faru | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |