Where does “blenden” come from?
blenden (Dutch) comes from English blend, from Middle English blenden, from Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
blenden (Dutch): to blind; to mix in a blender, to blend
Definitions
- to blind; to mix in a blender, to blend
Ancestry of “blenden”, step by step
blenden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blend | A mixture of two or more things; A word formed by... |
| 2 | Middle English | blenden | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | blanda | to blend, mix |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blandaną | to blend, make murky; to mix, mingle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via Middle Dutch blenden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | blenden | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | blenden | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |