Where does “Blundellian” come from?
Blundellian (English) comes from English Blundell, from English blunt, from English -ness, from Middle English -nesse, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Blundellian (English): A current or former pupil of Blundell's School ,...
Definitions
- A current or former pupil of Blundell's School ,...
Ancestry of “Blundellian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Blundell | — |
| 2 | English | blunt | Having a thick edge or point; not sharp; Dull in... |
| 3 | English | -ness | Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the... |
| 4 | Middle English | -nesse | Affixed to adjectives to form abstract nouns... |
| 5 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |