Where does “blunder” come from?

blunder (Dutch) comes from English blunder, from Middle English blundren, from Old Norse blunda, from Proto-Germanic blundaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

blunder (Dutch): a blunder, serious error or mistake

Definitions

  1. a blunder, serious error or mistake

Ancestry of “blunder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblunderA clumsy or embarrassing mistake; A very bad...
2Middle Englishblundren—
3Old Norseblundato shut the eyes; doze; to shut the eyes; to doze
4Proto-Germanicblundazblond; mixed, blinding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blundaz →Every word from Old Norse blunda →