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Where does “blackened” come from?

Blackened comes from Middle English blakend, the past participle of blaken, meaning to make black or to blacken.

blackened (English): Darkened to the point of appearing black; simple...

Definitions

  1. Darkened to the point of appearing black; simple...

Ancestry of “blackened”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblackenTo cause to be or become black; To become black;...
2English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
3Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
4Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
5Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
6Proto-Norse-īna-—
7Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “blackened”

  • unblackened
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