Where does “blond” come from?

blond (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch blont, from Old French blond, 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;...

blond (Dutch): blond, fair; of light color

Definitions

  1. blond, fair; of light color

Ancestry of “blond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchblont—
2Old Frenchblond—
3Medieval Latinblondusblond
4Frankishblunda mixed color between golden and light-brown
5Proto-Germanicblundazblond; mixed, blinding
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Words derived from “blond”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blundaz →Every word from Frankish blund →