Where does “blind” come from?
blind (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch blint, from Old Dutch blint, 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;...
blind (Dutch): blind; window shutter
Definitions
- blind; window shutter
Ancestry of “blind”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | blint | blind, unable to see |
| 2 | Old Dutch | blint | 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;... |