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Where does “blindengeleidehond” come from?

blindengeleidehond (Dutch) comes from Dutch blinde, from Dutch blind, from Middle Dutch blint, from Old Dutch blint, from Proto-Germanic blindaz, from French blindage, from French blinder, from French blinde — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

blindengeleidehond (Dutch): guide dog

Definitions

  1. guide dog

Ancestry of “blindengeleidehond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchblindeblind person; window shutter
2Dutchblindblind; window shutter
3Middle Dutchblintblind, unable to see
4Old Dutchblintblind
5Proto-Germanicblindazblind
6Frenchblindagearmour, armour plating
7Frenchblinderto armor; to reinforce
8Frenchblindepieces of wood used as cover or protection;...
9Germanblendeinflection of blenden: ## first-person singular...
10Germanblendento dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to...
11Middle High Germanblendento blend, mix
12Old High Germanblenten—
13Proto-Germanicblandijanąto blind
14Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
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