Where does “sneeuwblindheid” come from?
sneeuwblindheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch sneeuwblind, 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;...
sneeuwblindheid (Dutch): snow blindness
Definitions
- snow blindness
Ancestry of “sneeuwblindheid”, step by step
sneeuwblindheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch sneeuwblind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sneeuwblind | snowblind, blindness caused by overexposure to UV... |
| 2 | Dutch | blind | blind; window shutter |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | blint | blind, unable to see |
| 4 | Old Dutch | blint | blind |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blindaz | blind |
| 6 | French | blindage | armour, armour plating |
| 7 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 8 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 9 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 10 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 11 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 12 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |