Where does “kleurenblind” come from?
kleurenblind (Dutch) comes from Dutch blind, from Middle Dutch blint, from Old Dutch blint, from Proto-Germanic blindaz, from French blindage, from French blinder, from French blinde, from German blende — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
kleurenblind (Dutch): colour blind incapable of distinguishing two primary colours
Definitions
- colour blind incapable of distinguishing two primary colours
Ancestry of “kleurenblind”, step by step
kleurenblind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch blind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | blind | blind; window shutter |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | blint | blind, unable to see |
| 3 | Old Dutch | blint | blind |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blindaz | blind |
| 5 | French | blindage | armour, armour plating |
| 6 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 7 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 8 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 9 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 10 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 11 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via Dutch kleur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kleur | A color, colour; A party obedience, as in... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | coleur | — |
| 3 | French | couleur | color, colour; a flush; suit |
| 4 | Italian | colore | color, colour; hue; pip |
| 5 | Polish | kolor | colour; suit; flush |
| 6 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |